Milwaukee Brewers (2-4) @ Washington Nationals (3-6)
Final Score:
Milwaukee 1
Washington 5
Keys to the Game:
Pitching
Home runs
Clutch hitting
Player of the Game:
Ryan Drese
Drese truly did it all in this game. On the pitching side, he went 6+ innings strong, shutting out the opposition with 8 strikeouts, before giving up a 417' home run to left field off the bat of Geoff Jenkins. Drese was no slouch with the bat either. He went 2-2, stroking a two-run double with no out and the bases loaded.
Notable Performances:
Ryan Church: 3-5, 2-run homer
Nick Johnson: 2-5, double, 2 run scored
Geoff Jenkins: 2-4, solo homer
Summary:
There was great pitching by Dave Bush and Ryan Drese up until the 4th inning. The Nationals had the bases loaded with no one out, when Ryan Drese plated two with a double to the gap in right-center, which proved to be all the Nats would need. Geoff Jenkins hit a solo shot in the 7th, exiting starter Ryan Drese. Jon Rauch pitched the remaining 3 innings without surrendering a hit. The Nationals tacked on three more in the 8th, on a Nick Johnson RBI single to drive in Jose Vidro, while Ryan Church homered on the next pitch, plating Johnson. The Nationals have won 3 of their last 4 games, outscoring the opposition 17-6.
