Box Score
As I have written before, a large source of confidence I have in this Brewers team is that any one of their starting pitchers is capable of being a stopper. The Crew was in need of a strong outing after last night's debacle, and who better to do it than a soft-tossing lefty junkballer? Right?
Though this means nothing after the fact, I had a good feeling that the veteran savvy of Randy Wolf would keep the powerful Red Sox offense at bay, and that's exactly what happened. Of course, that would have meant nothing had the offense not scored runs and the bullpen not done their job, but fortunately that was not a problem.
John "Cardiac" Axford has been much more dominant as of late. While he's toed the line of disaster on many occasions, there is something to be said about not allowing any runs. In case you were wondering, the last time Axford allowed a run was May 21st in an outing that still resulted in a save.
All things considered it was a very enjoyable victory. The Brewers avoided the sweep, stayed in first place, won at Fenway Park for the first time since 1997, and with Gallardo facing the 44-year old Tim Wakefield tomorrow, the Brewers have a legitimate chance at winning a series against the Red Sox. You can't ask for more than that.
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