From Sunday, August 14th, 2011
Brewers 2, Pirates 1
W: Saito (3-1) L: Resop (3-4)
Nyjer Morgan played hero with a 10th inning sacrifice fly to beat the Pirates for the 36th out of 39th time at Miller Park since 2007. In a game that seemed to be going nowhere, Tony Plush came out and appeared to be everywhere.
Morgan initially thought he hit a home-run and stood at the plate with his arms in the air admiring his "blast." He did not realize that the ball was not going out of the park until his teammates yelled at him to run to first to make the sac-fly official.
After arriving at first base, he was mauled by teammates and coaches as fireworks fired into the air. Morgan stood in the middle of the field and put his hands together in the shape of a "T" while motioning it to the roaring Milwaukee crowd. Tony Plush was out and he was prepared to let everyone know.
Shaun Marcum pitched a great game in a dominating effort. His only blunder was back-to-back doubles in the first inning that scored the only run for the Pirates. Other than that he was outstanding. Marcum gave up five hits and struck out five in 7.2 innings. It is unfortunate the Brewers could not get him the win, but needless to say, it was a winning effort from the starter.
Morgan was involved in another big play towards the end of the game. The only reason the Brewers were in extra innings was because Nyjer reached base in the eighth inning. With pinch runner Jerry Hairston standing on second and two outs, it was all up to Morgan to make something happen. He struck out swinging at a wild pitch in the dirt, but the ball miraculously got away from the catcher. Hairston ran to third as Morgan made it to first safely.
The fans cheered in excitement as Ryan Braun stepped up to the plate.
Braun did not hesitate and hit a line-drive base hit to score Hairston. The game was tied and all the momentum had shifted in the Brewers favor.
Takashi Saito pitched the tenth and got himself out of a bases loaded jam that would be good enough for him to garner the win.
It is important to point out that it was Craig Counsell bobble head day on Sunday. When Counsell stepped up the plate for his first at-bat in the second inning, the Miller Park crowd gave a loud and proud standing ovation in support of their beloved hometown player. Counsell is a tremendous asset and even though he is not having the best offensive statistical season of his career, he is still very valuable to this team. He is by far one of the fan favorites and he is a huge part of the clubhouse as his veteran presence is undeniable. Counsell's defensive contributions are without question an immeasurable benefit as well.
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