McGehee's three homers power Crew in win

From Tuesday, August 3rd, 2011
Brewers 10, Cardinals 5
W: Wolf (8-8) L: Jackson (8-8)

Casey McGehee is back and in a big way. The previously slumping Brewer has regained his mojo from last season and it could not come at a better time. 

Milwaukee took the series in front of a sellout crowd at Miller Park and only lost one game on the eleven game home stand, a nail bitter that went into extras the previous night. The Brewers are now 3 1/2 games up on the second place Cardinals and they do not plan on looking back.

Randy Wolf got out to a rocky start giving up four earned runs in the first two innings, but the Brewers offense backed him up with plenty of run support. Wolf ultimately gave up five earned runs on nine hits in six innings pitched, but the outcome was all that mattered, which was a win for him and the team.

St. Louis scored first on a David Freese single that sent home Matt Holliday, but the Brewers came pounding back to ensure the lead did not last. Corey Hart started off the home half of the first inning with a solo shot to left field. Hart has been on a tear during the home-stand and seems to be peaking at the right time. After Nyjer Morgan popped up, Ryan Braun doubled down the left field line. With two outs the other red hot Brewer, Casey McGehee, belted a two-run homer to right field that gave Milwaukee the lead.

The Brewers advantage did not last long as the Cardinals came right after Wolf in the second. With one out, Corey Patterson doubled to right field and Edwin Jackson followed with a single. With runners on second and third, Rafael Furcal hit a rare homer on a line drive to left field that scored three runs.

The Brewers answered in the third. Morgan led off with a single but Braun ended the momentum with a double play, uncommon by his standards. Prince Fielder hit a two-out single to get the fans back into it. Casey McGehee succeeded with another two-run home-run to left field that give Milwaukee the lead.

Wolf began to shut down the Cardinal batters and the Brewers were now in the driver seat. They would tack on two more runs in the fifth and sixth for a commanding 9-5 lead heading into the seventh inning, which is where a pleasant day turned into an extraordinary one.

Casey McGehee hit his third home-run and recorded his fifth RBI of the game, both career highs. This third one went to dead center meaning that Casey hit one to the right, one to the left, and one to center. As he rounded the bases, Miller Park went into a frenzy. When he returned to the dugout, his teammates mauled him with high-fives and hugs. The fans still remained loud as Casey gave a curtain call to a standing ovation.

"It was an out-of-body experience, one that I will never forget," McGehee told reporters after the game.

The bullpen came in for three shut-out innings to give the Brewers a victory. Milwaukee now turns their winning act on the road to Houston, where they will play a beat up Astros team.