Last night I was fortunate enough to attend the Brewers v. Dodgers game in Milwaukee and I figured I would provide some insight on what I saw.
Starting on the mound was Carlos Villanueva v. Brad Penny. Each pitcher lasted 6 innings, but Villanueva allowed only 2 earned runs to Penny’s 5. Neither pitcher dominated, but Penny started to slow down in the 5th inning, allowing 3 runs
Unfortunately, Ryan Braun didn’t have a multi-home run game for the third straight day, but he was still the best Milwaukee hitter. His 2 run double would end up being the game-winning hit and his average is now approaching .300 (.294).
Braun didn’t stand out too much in the field either. If I remember correctly, he only made one error on how to play a ball.
Russell Martin went 3 for 4 and got 1 RBI, however, he was often stranded on base. He gunned Corey Hart out stealing 3rd base, and soon after Bill Hall went yard, which would have scored Hart.
Most importantly, Eric Gagne came in to close the game after Salomon Torres pitched the 7th and 8th innings and Guillermo Mota closed the game on Monday night. Fan reaction to Gagne was fairly negative, but the place erupted after he got himself out of a jam.
It seems that Gagne, Torres, and Mota will split the closer role until one of them stands out regularly.
Fans in Milwaukee were often more focused on trashing the few Cubs fans rather than focusing on the game, but it’s nothing new. There was a feeling of excitement in the park, but the attendance was only around 25,000.
Edinson Volquez earned his sixth win and Joey Votto knocked his eight home run yesterday in Cincinnati’s 5-3 win over Florida yesterday. 
That didn’t take long. Eric Gagne returned to the closer role after a one-day break, and earned his 10th save of the season yesterday in Milwaukee’s 5-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. 
Craig Monroe continued his hot streak yesterday with a two-RBI double in Minnesota’s 7-3 win over Boston. 
Matt Garza held the Yankees scoreless in his seven-inning start, and the Rays went on to win 7-1 in last night’s game. 
A day after hitting two solo home runs in a game, Ryan Braun did it again last night in Milwaukee’s 8-3 win over St. Louis. 
After a 2nd poor start in a row, Clay Buchholz is now sporting a 5.53 ERA and ugly 1.63 WHIP. So as an owner in 2 leagues, and speaking for the rest of the fantasy population who has sufferred through his poor season so far, what should we do? And for the non-owners (which I am in my other 2 leagues), is this a buy low opportunity? 
Carl Crawford hit a three-run home run yesterday to lead the Rays past the Angels, 8-5. 
The Minnesota Twins pounced early on Tim Wakefield yesterday, sending him from the game after 2.2 innings and six earned runs on seven hits. 
I could swear I read somewhere recently acknowledging that steals lose value when the draft ends. It’s something that I came to the realization of the hard way when trying to trade Juan Pierre a couple of years ago, but wasn’t sure if it was correct or if it was, then why. I now believe that steals, mainly from players whose value is mostly derived from steals, are indeed worth less post-draft and actually should be. 
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Dioner Navarro broke the thirteenth inning to pieces with a grand slam in Tampa Bay’s 8-3 win over Toronto yesterday. 
Daniel Cabrera turned in a complete game yesterday and won it, holding Kansas City to three hits in Baltimore’s 4-1 win. 
Brandon Webb improved to 8-0 in eight starts on the season in Arizona’s 8-3 win over Philadelphia yesterday. 
Carlos Gomez hit for the cycle yesterday in Minnesota’s 13-1 win over the Chicago White Sox. 
Shaun Marcum took a shutout two outs into the ninth inning yesterday, but had to settle for a 6-2 for Toronto over Tampa Bay. 
Joey Votto hit three home runs yesterday in Cincinnati’s 9-0 win over the Chicago Cubs. 
Speaking of pitchers running a 
Randy Johnson threw ninety-seven pitches in his start against the Phillies yesterday, and afterwards said his back felt better than it has all season. It felt good enough to give him and the Diamondbacks a win, but his outing wasn’t without its missteps. 
Carlos Zambrano pitched eight shutout innings yesterday to three-hit the Reds in a 3-0 Cubs victory.