Game Ninety Three: Rockies 12, Brewers 3

Box Score 

And this is exactly the type of thing I expected feared would happen. The Brewers got off to a decent start and even led 2-1 in the second inning. But then things went off the rails as Gallardo gave up two-strike hit after two-strike hit in the bottom of the 4th. From there the bats went silent and the Brewers suffered another deflating road loss. I am not looking forward to the next ten games.

I should mention that I am excited that the Brewers acquired Francisco Rodriguez. He's an excellent reliever and with him, Axford, Saito, and Hawkins in the pen the Brewers have made a move that will shorten games to their advantage. But, and this is important, this only matters if they have a lead after the 6th inning. Given how crappy they are on the road, the Brewers could have Rollie Fingers and Mariano Rivera in the bullpen and it would not matter one lick.

If the Brewers are really "going for it" this season they have to upgrade at third and short. McGehee and Betancourt neither create runs nor do they prevent them, thus they are a dual (quadruple?) threat when it comes to hurting the Brewers.

For the time being the Brewers cannot afford to go any worse that 4-7 on this road trip. After tonight's game it's clear that they have their work cut out, even though we're talking about having a semi-respectable road trip. Yikes.