Brewers lose, road woes continue

Yankees 5, Brewers 2
W: Burnett (8-6) L: Marcum (7-3) SV: Rivera (21)

The Brewers got on the board first with a Ryan Braun single that drove in Nyjer Morgan. Unfortunately, that was it on another dismal night for Milwaukee.

Yesterday I wrote about how the Brewers out-hit teams but still ended up losing. Tonight was no different as the Brewers out-hit the Yankees for the second game in a row. Shaun Marcum did not pitch much better than Grienke did last night, but at least he went half the game.

Marcum pitched five innings and gave up four earned runs on five hits. Robinson Cano led off the bottom of the fourth with a triple. Nick Swisher didn't waste much time as he singled to right field, scoring Cano with ease. Posada singled the next at-bat and that is when the game turned bad for Milwaukee. Marcum's biggest mistake of the night was the three-run homer given up to Russell Martin. It blew the game wide open and the Brewers could never recover.

It wouldn't be as upsetting if the Brewers played their hearts out. It seems that playing teams like New York and Boston is intimidating for the Milwaukee players. I do not understand why, considering they have just as much talent as any of those teams. If this is their way of getting the big spotlight jitters taken care of, then by all means please do. At least it happens now and not in October.

The Yankees played outstanding defense, some of the best in-field defense I have seen all season. A.J. Burnett did not pitch that great as he surrendered seven hits, but only gave up two runs. Fortunately for him, with talent the Yankees have on their roster, he does not need his "stuff" night in and night out.  The Brewers did not help their cause as they hit into three double plays.

Tomorrow afternoon is another game and another chance to salvage this already disheartening road trip. Unfortunately, to do that the Brewers must beat the legend himself, C.C. Sabathia. The last time he was this close to a Brewer's uniform, the entire city of Milwaukee was riding his back to the promise land. Now we just have to hope he is half the man he used to be.