Tastes Great:

Ryan Braun–Despite striking out in one of the biggest at-bats of the game, he redeemed himself by pulling the Brewers within 1 with his three-run shot in the ninth.  Also had a couple hits earlier in the game.

Prince Fielder–He and Braun are going to get worn out having to carry this team offensively like they are.  Fielder was on three times as well.

Mitch Stetter–Continues to do his job and do it well.  In this mini-slump the team is on, the bullpen has struggled quite a bit, but he has been one of the few strong spots.

Less Filling:

Yovanni Gallardo–If five innings and two runs is his “bad” outing, we certainly can live with that.  With that said, going just five innings wasn’t what they needed out of their ace today.  Gotta be a little concerned with some high walk totals lately too.  He’s walked 4 or more in four of his last six starts.

Carlos Villanueva–That’s two outings in a row that he’s allowed a crooked number.  He had been cruising heading into the third outing versus Atlanta, and Macha’s decision to throw him that third day in a row against the same team seems to have thrown him off.

Mat Gamel–I really think he’s about to break loose.  Of course 9 strikeouts in his last 13 at-bats doesn’t give too much confidence.  An error today was his first in a while, but still not a good sign for someone with as poor of a fielding history as he has.

Brewers offense–It’s pretty sad when four runs seems like a lot.  And sad when you only score 8 runs in three games against the all-world Colorado Rockies pitching staff.  But it’s not all that surprising to this observer, as the holes in the lineup are the same as they were last year, except they’ve gotten bigger with the injury to Weeks and downward spiral of Kenall, Hart, and Hall.  Add in a sub-par start to the season for J.J. and Cameron seemingly on one of his cold streaks, and it’s a recipe for a bad offense.

Brewers defense–Two errors that were charged, and a few other misplays that cost outs and runs.

Special Mention:  Bill Hall–Billy has requested and been granted a permanent place in Less Filling.  He struck out agian today in his only at-bat as a pinch-hitter, and his average will be down below .200 in the next week or so (if he keeps getting playing time).  While Rickie Weeks and Mike Cameron graduated from the .200 Club last year, Bill just loved his time there too much and wants to stay.  Here are some mind-boggling stats about Billy:

-Since April 28, he has 23 starts and only one multi-hit game.
-Now 1 for 17 in June
-Is 10 for 83 since May 1 for a .120 batting average; he has 31 strikeouts to go with those ten hits
-His OPS in June is .229
-Since May 1 he has 90 plate appearances and only scored 7 runs
-His batting average has been lower or unchaged after the game than it was when the game started in 30 of his last 33 games.