Overbay Traded to Toronto!
Game Gets Interesting in Ninth
Crew Holds on For Win
Dennis Jenders
Leading 8-3 in the ninth the Brewers looked like it was going to be an easy win, but the Central leading Cardinals made things interesting as they plated four runs before Derrick Turnbow slammed the door closed to bring the Brewers back to .500.
The Crew found themselves down early as Albert Pujols had an RBi double off Gary Glover in the first to give the Cardinals a 1-0 lead. But the offense would strike back in the second as they unleashed the bats plating seven runs and giving Glover enough runs for the win.
Chad Moeller hit a three run shot to deep left field and Brady Clark followed with another homer after Anthony Reyes walked Glover to give the Brewers a 5-1 lead. Carlos Lee would come on with a sacrifice fly to bring J.J. Hardy home and Geoff Jenkins, bad back and all, doubled to center to plate Lyle Overbay. All said and done the Brewers had seven runs on seven hits to give the Crew a lead they would not relinquish.
St. Louis made some noise in the fourth getting two runs on three hits. John Rodriguez singled to left to score Pujols and So Taguchi plated Jim Edmonds with an RBI single to left as well to make the game 7-3.
The Brewers would get an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth when Hardy hit a sacrifice fly to center to score Chris Magruder. That run didn't seem important at the time but it would become the winning run when the Cardinals made things interesting in the ninth.
With Dana Eveland trying to close out the game the Cards would give up two runs before Ned Yost made the call for Turnbow. Starting off shaky as well Turnbow gave up a ground rule double for a run and after a third-stirke wild pitch, which would have ended the game, the Cards scored the seventh run of the game. Before ending the game the visitors would get another single but Turnbow locked the game up as Scott Seabol grounded out to Hardy.
Glover pitched very well through six innings giving up five hits and three runs while striking out a career high eight batters. With the win the Brewers have reached the .500 mark again and need to win just four of their last 8 games to avoid a losing season, their first since 1992. The Brewers and Cardinals close out the season series tomorrow as Doug Davis takes on Jeff Suppan.