Yankees 5, Brewers 0
W: Sabathia (11-4) L: Wolf (6-5)
The series in New York sums up the Brewers season on the road pretty well. Nothing seems to be going right and the losing continues.
With the 81st game of the season played today, it tells us two things. The season is half way done and the Brewers have some work to do. The good news is if the season did end today, the Brewers would have won the National League Central for the first time since 1982 and would be in the playoffs. I realize the Cardinals still have to play their game tonight but I am confident that Milwaukee would own the tiebreaker. However, if the Brewers do not shape up, first place will become a distant memory.
C.C. Sabathia pitched an outstanding game as he surrendered six hits over 7.2 innings. He threw all of his pitches efficiently, particularly his power slider which was excellent. His 13 strikeouts explains the Brewer's struggles at the plate.
Randy Wolf was not nearly as good, as he gave up four earned runs on seven hits in seven innings pitched. After Brett Gardner and Nick Swisher got on base, Wolf gave up a double to Robinson Cano, which gave the Yankees a two-run lead in the first inning. Any time you give Sabathia that kind of run support early on in a game, it is going to be a long day for the opposition. Mark Teixeira got his league leading 25th home run of the season on a solo shot to left field.
Ryan Braun continues his career-best hit streak, which is now at 20 games. His first-inning single made him the fifth player in franchise history to record a hitting streak of at least 20 games. Braun is now half way to Paul Molitor's franchise record of 39 games. Braun leads the majors in consecutive game hit streaks, ahead of Nick Markakis who is at 18 games and Prince Fielder who is at 11.
The Brewers look to continue their success against the Minnesota Twins as they visit Target Field this weekend.
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