Brewers (6) @ Cardinals (3) 7/21 -- Tastes Great, Less Filling

Tastes Great:

JJ Hardy--4 hits today with an RBI, but somehow didn't score a run as Braun, Fielder, and Hart didn't have very good days.

Rickie Weeks offense--His 3-run homer was huge obviously.  He also got a key hit that ended up scoring Kendall on a throwing error.  Did leave men on base two other times though.  But all in all gotta be happy with his performance.  We'll take 2 for 5 with a walk, 3 RBI, and 2 runs scored any day of the week.

Jason Kendall--Just when it looked like he was running out of gas and going way downhill he comes up with 3 hits and scores a run.

Bill Hall--3 for 5 with that HUGE home run in the 10th.  Gotta love the result, but I would prefer to see him hit that outside slider to right-center instead of hooking it into left-center.  He has been heating up quite a bit lately though.

Mota/Gagne/Riske--I'll admit, I was pissed and nervous when Mota came into a close game but he and the others got the job done.

Less Filling:

Ned Yost--I feel Ned cost us a tack-on run in the 8th when he didn't have Cameron bunt Hall over to third with no outs.  Kendall up next drove one into right-center that Ankiel misplayed, but Hall correctly was going back to tag up and couldn't get in.  The Brewers proceeded to strand runners on second and third and weren't able to get that tack-on run.  Ned needs to realize one run is as big as 3 in that situation and play it accordingly.

Rickie Weeks defense--Didn't get charged with errors, but had two plays he should have made in the 9th that would have closed it out instead of having to go into extra innings.

Braun/Cameron--Went a combined 0 for 11.  Ouch.