Brew City Miracle? Milwaukee Brewers 1994 and Beyond.

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July 20th 1995: Great game goes Brewers way, ends losing skid.
Jamie McAndrew came to the mound and pitched like a stallion going six innings and giving up 2 runs (1 earned) to pick up his 2nd straight win. Doug Henry and Bob Scanlan looked solid in relief while Jesse Orosco got his 31st save more amazing he has still only 1 BS on the year. C Dave Nilsson was the only Brewer with 2 hits including his 17th two bagger of the year. Troy Neel got a 2RBI 3B while Darryl Hamilton got a hit, walk, SB, and run from the leadoff spot. For the pathetic royals Wally Joyner had 2 hits while Joe Randa hit a 2 run HR. Royals bullpen held Brewers scoreless for 4 innings.
Milwaukee 4 Kansas City 3

July 21st 1995: Brewers roll to victory on strong pitching and solid hitting.
Ramon Garcia has pitched all over this year, 9th inning, mop up, situational relief, and starting. Garcia continues to make a case to be an everyday man in the rotation this year or next. Garcia pitched 5 strong innings giving up just 1 run. Al Reyes and Paul Wagner each pitched 2 scoreless innings in relief. Jeff Cirillo lead the Brewers once again getting 3 hits, 3 runs, and a 2 run HR his 8th of the year. Troy Neel added 2 hits including a 2 run HR as well. Mark Loretta, Darryl Hamilton and Jose Valentin each chipped in with 2 hits on the day also. For the Royals Tom Goodwin continues to do his best against the Crew getting 2 hits, the lone run, and a stolen base. 2B David Howard added 2 hits as well.
Milwaukee 7 Kansas City 1

BREAKING NEWS: TROY O’LEARY DISLOCATES SHOULDER OUT FOR A MONTH
Troy O’Leary has had his ups and downs this year as a starting outfielder this year. In yesterdays game during the late innings Troy O’Leary made a diving catch but landed wrong. It turned out that he dislocated his shoulder and will spend a month on the DL. With that Matt Mieske will get called back up and will probably get a few more starts under his belt.

July 22nd 1995: Brewers bats make a big comeback, save Eldred’s poor performance.
Cal Eldred was rocked for 6 runs in the first 3 innings before getting six straight outs to make it through 5 innings. Despite those six runs he picked up his 10th win on the season thanks to the Crew’s bats and solid relief. The Bullpen pitched three solid innings before Jesse Orosco gave up a rare ER in the 9th but did just enough to get the save and the win. Troy Neel led the way with 2 hits 2 runs 2RBI’s and a HR for the Crew. Tom Brunansky added his 15th HR of the season and 3RBI’s on the day as well. Mark Loretta, Troy Neel, Jose Valentin all had triples in the game. Dave Nilsson and Brian Hunter each had 2 hits in the win. Joe Randa had 3 hits a HR and 3RBI’s to lead the Royals. SS Jeff Branson also added 3 hits. Tom Goodwin, Mark Carreon, and C Jeff Grotewald each got 2 hits as well.
Milwaukee8 Kansas City 7

July 24th 1995: Brewers continue to have trouble against Twins, lose heartbreaker.
Eric Milton pitched 8 innings of 1 run ball while Striking out 8. They then sent in Mike Jackson who gave up 2 runs in the 9th to tie it up before Graeme Lloyd lost the game in the bottom of the 9th. The Brewers pitching tried Bobby Jones pitched 6 innings of 3ER ball but struck out 6 as well. Al Reyes pitched 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief as well and continues to have the most electric stuff in the bullpen. For the Crew Tom Brunansky and Vinny Castilla each had 2 hits and a run while Dave Nilsson got a hit 2 walks and an RBI. For the Twins 1B Dave Ortiz had 2 hits and 2 runs while Pat Mears had 2 hits and 2 RBI’s.
Minnesota 4 Milwaukee 3

July 25th 1995: Brewers fall apart in the bottom of the 9th inning AGAIN!
The Brewers just don’t seem to have the right stuff against the Twins this year. It is now the 5th game in a row they lost against the Twins and are now in danger of quickly falling out of the wild card race. Chris Haney pitched ok giving up 3ER on 6 innings of work. Bob Scanlan and Doug Henry itched pitched a perfect inning in relief as the Brewers once again managed to tie it up in the top of the 9th only for Doug Henry to give up a WALK OFF HR to Pat Mears in the bottom of the 9th to blow it again. Brad Radke no hit the Brewers until the 6th when he gave up back to back HR shots from Tom Brunansky and Jose Valentin. Darryl Hamilton was the only Brewer to get 2 hits on the day. For the second day in a row Mike Jackson blew the save but picked up the win for the twins. Alex Cole hit a rare HR as well while Pedro Munoz got 2 hits in the Twins win.
Minnesota 4 Milwaukee 3

July 26th 1995: Brewers bats finally get going, avoid sweep.
The Milwaukee Brewers jumped on the backs of the batters and rode them to victory today in a wild 9-5 win. IF Vinny Castilla had a huge day with TWO 2 RUN HR’s to take the team lead with 17HR’s on the year. Troy Neel added 3 hits including a HR 3RBI’s and 2 runs on the day as well. Mark Loretta got 4 hits on the day and scored 2 runs while Jeff Cirillo added 3 hits and 2 runs also. Teddy Higuera got the win pitching six strong innings of 3 run ball. Paul Wagner looked a bit rough giving up a few runs and letting Twins get back into the game before Ramon Garcia closed the door. For the Twins Scott Stahoviak had a HR while Pedro Munoz, Marty Cordova, and Chip Hale all had 2 hits.
Milwaukee 9 Minnesota 5

CURRENT RECORD 60-42

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July 27th 1995: Brewers bullpen implodes almost cost them a victory.
The Brewers jumped out to a 7-0 lead when Jamie McAndrew had a little trouble and let 2 batters in a row get on base. With that Al Reyes proceed to walk the bases full and then give up a grandslam. Jamie McAndrew did get the win pitching 6 2/3 innings of 2ER ball. Jesse Orosco gave up a run and loaded the bases before getting a long fly out to win the game 8-6. For the Brewers Tom Brunansky and BJ Surhoff both hit HR’s for the Crew. Troy Neel had a big day getting 4RBI’s on 2 hits. Dave Nilsson added 3 hits on the day while Darryl Hamilton added 2 hits 2 runs an RBI and SB on the game in the victory. For the White Sox Frank Thomas hit the Grand Slam his 24th of the year. Robin Ventura and Julio Franco each had 2 hits on the day.
Milwaukee 8 Chicago 6

BREAKING NEWS: BREWERS PULL OFF TWO BIG TRADES BEFORE DEADLINE
In an attempt to bolster the lineup for the playoff push the Brewers pulled the trigger on 2 big trades. First the Brewers traded one of their top pitching prospects Jose Mercedes to the San Diego Padres for the huger power bat of OF Phil Plantier. Phil Plantier is currently enjoying a monster season of 31HR and a batting average above .300. The 26 year old outfield will play everyday and add the huge monster power they have been missing. Then in another big move to free the money for Plantier they traded the struggling BJ Surhoff for two Prospects of their own. The Brewers received top 2B prospect Marlon Anderson and OF Jason Michaels from the Phillies and 500,000 in cash. Hopefully these will be the trades to put the Brewers over the top in the race to the playoffs.

July 28th 1995: Brewers pitching gets roughed up, Jack McDowell continues to pitch great against Crew.
Jack McDowell has always been a good pitcher but against the Brewers he is a hall of famer. Today was no exception. McDowell pitched 8 innings of 6 hit 6K 2 run ball in getting another win against the Crew. 3 of the six hits came from lead off man Darryl Hamilton who also got an RBI and a SB. Dave Nilsson had 2 hits including his 17th HR of the season. Phil Plantier went 0-3 with a K in his debut. Cal Eldred was pedestrian giving up 4ER in 5 innings. Ramon Garcia gave up 4runs (3earned) in 2 1/3 inning and by then it was over. Tim Raines, Frank Thomas, Mickey Tettleton all had HR’s on the day for the Sox while Mike Cameron and Rich Wilkins each got 2 hits in the win.
Chicago 8 Milwaukee 2

BREAKING NEWS: VINNY CASTILLA PULLS HAMSTRING OUT FOR A WEEK.
Vinny Castilla tweaked a hamstring yesterday in the blow out loss. While nothing serious he will be out for at least a week. Vinny was among the team leaders in HR’s and RBI’s and hopefully others will fill the void in his absence.

July 29th 1995: Dave Nilsson’s GRAND SLAM leads Brewers to victory.
Alex Fernandez had the Brewers number until the 8th inning when he lost control of his pitches and loaded the bases. 2X ALL STAR Dave Nilsson the best catcher in baseball delivered nailing a Grand Slam that broke a 2-2 game wide opened and helped The Brewers establish a solid lead in the wild card race heading into the dog days on August. Phil Plantier added his 1st HR as a Brewer today as well. Bobby Jones pitched well giving up just 2ER in 6 innings while Al Reyes picked up the win in relief. For the Sox Tim Raines was the only one with 2 hits including a HR. Mickey Tettleton added a hit and run as well.

July 30th 1995: Brewers lose yet another heartbreaker against the Twins.
The Twins continue to have the Brewers number this season. It seems like no matter what they try it just doesn’t work. Chris Haney pitched solid giving up 3ER in 6 1/3 inning of work. The Bullpen pitched well giving up just an ER in 2 2/3 innings. But the offense just wasn’t there. Brad Radke pitched well giving up 3ER in 8 innings of work for the Twins in the victory. Troy Neel had 3 hits on the day but the Brewers couldn’t bring him home. Phil Plantier hit a HR for the second day in a row while Tom Brunansky hit a 2 run HR his 18th of the year. For Minnesota Damian Miller and Pat Mears each had 2 hits while Doug Glanville blasted a HR.
Minnesota 4 Milwaukee 3

July 31st 1995: Brewers squander bases loaded 1 out in the 9th lose AGAIN to the friggn Twins.
The Brewers can not buy a win against Twins In their last 10 meetings they are 2-8. The run production has been nearly none existent against this team. Phil Plantier was the only Brewer who bothered showing up at the plate getting 2 hits including a HR for the third day in the row. Plantier now has 35HR’s on the year. Jeff Cirillo managed to get a hit a run and a walk on the day as well. Ramon Garcia pitched meh in the taking the loss giving up 3ER in 4 2/3 innings. The Big story was Paul Wagner not giving up a hit and only 2 walks in 4 1/3 innings. Scott Erickson got the win going 7 1/3 innings strong. David Ortiz got on the bases four times due to 2 hits and 2 walks.
Minnesota 3 Milwaukee 2

CURRENT RECORD: 62-45

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MLB IN JULY 1995

AL EAST
NY Yankees 69-37
Boston Red Sox 55-51
Baltimore Orioles 51-56
Detroit Tigers 40-66
Toronto Blue Jays 41-67

AL CENTRAL
Cleveland Indians 71-36
Milwaukee Brewers 62-45
Chicago White Sox 59-48
Minnesota Twins 46-62
KC Royals 31-77

AL EAST
Seattle Mariners 64-43
California Angels 60-46
Oakland Athletics 55-55
Texas Rangers 46-61

NL EAST
Atlanta Braves 68-37
Montreal Expos 62-44
Philadelphia Phillies 54-52
NY Mets 51-57
Florida Marlins 46-61

NL CENTRAL
Houston Astros 63-46
Cincinnati Reds 59-47
Chicago Cubs 51-55
Pittsburgh Pirates 51-56
St. Louis Cardinals 50-58

NL WEST
LA Dodgers 65-44
SF Giants 58-50
SD Padres 37-71
Colorado Rockies 34-71

MILESTONES AND ACHIEVEMENTS FOR JULY
1000th Run: Julio Franco (CHW), Barry Bonds (SFG)
1000th RBI: Kirby Puckett (CHC)
300th SB: Lenny Dykstra (PHI)
400th SB: Otis Nixon (BOS)
2000th K: Dennis Martinez (CLE)

MLB LEADERS IN TRIPLE CROWN AND SELECT PITCHING CATEGORIES
.AVG: .364 Roberto Alomar (TOR), .360 Brian Jordan (BOS), .358 Frank Thomas (CHW), .355 Tony Gwynn (SFG)
HR: 39 Sammy Sosa (CHC), 37 Manny Ramirez (CLE) 36 Mark McGwire (OAK) 35 Phil Plantier (MIL)
RBI: 115 Manny Ramirez (CLE)103 Rafael Palmiero (BAL) 103 Brian Giles (CLE) 101 Albert Belle (CLE)
ERA: 2.38 Mike Mussina (CAL) 2.47 Pete Harnisch (Hou) 2.57 Greg Maddux (ATL) 2.57 Roger Clemens (BOS)
Wins: 14 Greg Maddux (ATL) 14 Andy Pettite (NYY) 13 Greg Swindell (HOU) 13 Jim Abbott (NYY)
K: 153 Roger Clemens (BOS) 145 Greg Swindell (HOU) 145 Randy Johnson (SEA) 138 John Smoltz (ATL)

1995 Batting             Team    G   AVG    AB    H  2B  3B  HR   BB    K   SB  CS    R  RBI   SLG   OBP
Cirillo, Jeff             MIL  108  .308   386  119  24   5   8   39   36    0   1   57   42  .459  .370
Hamilton, Darryl          MIL   97  .305   364  111  19   5   4   46   46   33  18   64   31  .418  .377
Plantier, Phil            MIL   96  .309   350  108  22   0  35   51   90    1   1   65   92  .671  .393
Castilla, Vinny           MIL  101  .266   346   92  15   2  17   26   52    0   0   53   66  .468  .315
Nilsson, Dave             MIL   91  .327   330  108  17   3  18   31   49    0   0   52   77  .561  .376
Valentin, Jose            MIL   83  .249   285   71  15   7  15   22   69   11   4   45   31  .509  .303
Hunter, Brian             MIL   88  .258   275   71  20   2  12   26   66    0   0   39   43  .476  .318
Brunansky, Tom            MIL   86  .258   275   71  14   3  18   28   44    0   0   52   53  .527  .323
O'Leary, Troy             MIL   83  .235   217   51  13   3   7   30   35    2   1   33   35  .419  .315
Neel, Troy                MIL   76  .293   198   58  10   3   8   17   41    0   0   22   41  .495  .347
Seitzer, Kevin            MIL   82  .289   187   54  11   0   0   20   27    0   1   20   16  .348  .350
Loretta, Mark             MIL   74  .293   184   54   9   2   1   21   21    3   2   27   19  .380  .368
Listach, Pat              MIL   51  .221    95   21   7   0   0   10   16    6   5   12    4  .295  .295
Mieske, Matt              MIL   35  .224    58   13   2   0   1    5   19    0   1    6    8  .310  .273
Matheny, Mike             MIL   36  .214    56   12   2   0   0    7   11    0   0    5    7  .250  .284
Singleton, Duane          MIL   14  .050    20    1   0   0   0    2    8    0   0    0    3  .050  .125
Diaz, Eddy                MIL    6  .125     8    1   0   0   0    1    2    0   0    1    0  .125  .222

1995 Pitching            Team     IP   ERA    G  GS   W   L  SV    K   BB   R/9
Jones, Bobby              MIL  149.2  4.09   23  23  10   8   0  106   41 12.33
Eldred, Cal               MIL  104.2  5.33   18  18  10   5   0   67   50 14.02
Haney, Chris              MIL   98.2  4.74   16  16   7   4   0   61   27 12.77
McAndrew, Jamie           MIL   86.2  4.57   18  12   4   2   0   44   39 14.12
Higuera, Teddy            MIL   82.2  4.68   13  13   6   5   0   49   32 12.52
Miranda, Angel            MIL   81.0  3.89   14  14   6   5   0   56   38 13.11
Garcia, Ramon             MIL   76.1  4.13   28   6   5   3   2   46   31 13.09
Wagner, Paul              MIL   51.2  5.57   16   5   1   4   0   34   27 14.28
Henry, Doug               MIL   43.0  3.14   37   0   3   5   1   34   17 11.09
Scanlan, Bob              MIL   43.0  3.77   37   0   6   0   0   17   10 11.09
Reyes, Al                 MIL   43.0  3.77   31   0   2   1   0   41   10  7.74
Lloyd, Graeme             MIL   37.0  5.59   29   0   1   2   0   20   17 13.62
Orosco, Jesse             MIL   34.1  1.31   34   0   0   0  33   24   14  9.44
Ignasiak, Mike            MIL    9.2  8.38    4   0   1   0   0    6    5 17.69
Kiefer, Mark              MIL    8.1  6.48    5   0   0   0   0    6    2 10.80
Wegman, Bill              MIL    5.0  9.00    1   1   0   1   0    1    4 21.60

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August 1st 1995: Brewers pitching finally leads them to victory over Twins.
Finally the Brewers a team obviously better on paper than the Twins were able to beat the Twins after six straight losses to them. Jamie McAndrew brought his A game going 7 2/3 innings of 1ER ball striking out 5 in the win while Jesse Orosco was perfect once again in the save mode. C Dave Nilsson led the way with 3 hits and a run scored for the Crew. Jose Valentin 2 hits including a 2B and a run while Troy Neel drew 2 walks on the day. Pedro Munoz reached base 3 times for the Twins with 2 hits and a walk. Kevin Tapani pitched strong in the loss going 7 1/3 innings giving up 3ER. David Ortiz got the only run off off Willie McGee’s RBI.
Milwaukee 3 Minnesota 1

August 2nd 1995: Milwaukee blasts 5HR’s but real story is unlikely pitching.
The Brewers won easily blasting HR after HR but the real story is the combined 1 run 3 hit game that the strangest combination of Brewers pitchers did today. Mike Ignasiak, Graeme Lloyd, Mark Kiefer, and Al Reyes all worked together to record 8K’s against only 2 walks, 3 hits, and 1 run. Troy Neel had a huge game in the win getting 3 hits, 3 runs, 3 RBI’s and 2 HR’s. Dave Nilsson and Kevin Seitzer each had 3 hits and a HR as well while Jose Valentin added the teams 5th HR of the game. Tony Clark scored the only run for the Tigers hitting a solo HR. Bobby Higginson drew 2 walks during the game.
Milwaukee 8 Detroit 1

August 3rd 1995: Brewers pitching can’t hold up it’s end of the Donkey.
The Brewers scored the run but a terrible first inning from Cal Eldred and a big 2 run shot given up by Bob Scanlan ended their hopes. Cal Eldred gave up 5ER in 5 innings after the rough first. Bob Scanlan cruised thru the six but in the 7th gave up a 2run blast from Cecil Fielder to take the loss. Doug Henry closed the game out well for the Brewers but they couldn’t make the comeback. Tom Brunansky had 2 extra base hits today a double and a HR to lead the way. Jose Valentin added 2 hits 2 walks and 3 runs scored as he continues to get hot again. Mark Loretta also had 2 walks and 2 hits scoring a run and getting 2RBI’s on the day. For the Tigers Lou Whitaker added 3 hits of his own in addition to Fielders big day. Eric Davis and Bobby Higginson both had 2 runs in the game for Detroit.
Detroit 7 Milwaukee 6

August 4th 1995: Big 8th inning leads Crew to victory against Tigers.
The Brewers Bobby Jones looked great today in his team leading 11th win of the year. Jones struck out 10 while only giving up 2ER. Al Reyes pitched 2 scoreless innings in relief to keep the lead in tact. Troy Neel lead the offense getting 3 hits on the day including his 11th 2B and 11th HR of the season. Mark Loretta also had 3 hits including a 3B and 2 runs scored. Brian Hunter and Dave Nilsson each had 2 hits on the day. For the Tigers Tim Belcher pitched well giving up 2ER in 7 innings but the bullpen gave up 4ER in 2 innings of work. Eric Davis was the only Tiger who did anything getting 2 hits including his18th HR of the year. Deivi Cruz also hit a HR for the Tigers.
Milwaukee 6 Detroit 2

August 5th 1995: Brewers jump out huge early roll in Tiger Stadium.
Tigers pitching gave the Brewers this game issuing 8 walks and hit 2 batters as well in part causing an 11-4 win for the Crew. Jose Valentin had a huge day for the Brewers getting 3 hits including a Grand Slam to help the offense roll. Brian Hunter hit a 3 run shot as well it was his 13th HR of the season. Mark Loretta and Phil Plantier each scored 2 runs on the day. Chris Haney rolled to an easy win going 6 innings giving up 1 run. Paul Wagner picked up a 3 inning save giving up just 1ER. For the Tigers Cecil Fielder hit a HR and scored 3 runs on the game while Deivi Cruz got 3RBI’s on 3 hits. P Jeff Weaver got rolled giving up 7ER in 2 2/3 innings of work for the Tigers.
Milwaukee 11 Detroit 4

August 7th 1995: Brewers pitching looks bad in loss to O’s.
The pitching just couldn’t string together outs and gave up untimely hits which combined meant bad news. Jamie McAndrew gave up 4ER in 5 innings in a ND. Doug Henry took the loss giving up 3ER in 1 2/3 innings while Bob Scanlan gave up another run before it was over. Tom Brunansky had 2 hits and 2RBI’s on the loss. C Dave Nilsson had 2 hits including a rare 3B and an RBI. Jose Valentin and Troy Neel each had a hit and a run scored. For the O’s Brian McRae, Jack Voigt, and Rafael Palmiero all had HR’s. Cal Ripken had 2 hits on the day also. Mark Eichorn got the win.
Baltimore 8 Milwaukee 4

August 8th 1995: Brewers get some big hits, get some revenge against O’s.
Cal Eldred started off rough giving up 3 runs in the 2nd but settled in and ended up getting 5 strikeouts in 6 innings while only allowing the 3ER’s. The Bullpen was perfect in 3 innings of relief. Phil Plantier hit a 3 run HR while Vinny Castilla hit a 2 run HR to blow the game wide open. Darryl Hamilton got 3 hits and 2 runs on the day while Mark Loretta got 2 hits and 2 RBI’s and Tom Brunansky got 2 hits as well. For the O’s Chris Sabo was the only batter with 2 hits. Mike Mussina took the loss giving up 4ER in 5 innings.
Milwaukee 8 Baltimore 3

August 9th 1995: Pitching duel falls in favor of Brewers, win series.
The Brewers and Orioles engaged in one hell of a pitching duel that needed extra innings to decide it. Bobby Jones pitched 6 innings of 1ER ball in his ND. The Bullpen of the Brewers proved the difference going 4 shutout innings including Jesse Orosco’s 35th save of the year. The crazy thing of the day was that Brewers got 10 walks on the day yet not 1 of them scored during the game. The Brewers only managed 5 hits on the day 2 of which came from Dave Nilsson. Vinny Castilla hit the sac fly RBI that proved to be the game winner. Robby Thompson had a hit walk and run in the loss. Jim Poole took the loss.
Milwaukee 2 Baltimore 1 (10 innings)

CURRENT RECORD (68-47)

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August 10th 1995: Troy Neel powers Crew past Rangers in close one.
Troy Neel came over earlier this season and while he has hit well he didn’t show off his big time power until recently. Today Troy Neel blasted a 3RUN 462FT HR to center field as well as a Sac Fly that turned out to be the difference in the game. C Dave Nilsson had 3 hits and 2 runs on the day while Phil Plantier was the only other Brewer with more than 1 hit on the day. Chris Haney quietly picked up his 9th win of the season giving up 3 runs (2 earned) in 6 2/3 innings. Jesse Orosco picked up his 36th save. For the Rangers Ivan Rodriguez got 3 hits while unknown Mike Pagliauro got 2 hits including a 2 run shot. Bob Milacki took the loss.
Milwaukee 4 Texas 3

August 11th 1995: Kevin Brown takes shutout into 9th, Rangers win easily.
Kevin Brown had the Brewers number today giving up just 1 run in the top of the 9th before being pulled. He gave up just 6 hits in those 8 1/3 innings. Troy Neel continues to get his power ramped up, he hit his 13th HR of the year a 2 run shot in the 9th and the only Brewer to get 2 hits on the day. Matt Mieske had a pinch hit 2B. Teddy Higuera had a rough outing giving up 5ER in 5 innings while Paul Wagner did even worse giving up 4ER in 3 2/3 innings. For the Rangers Jose Canseco and Juan Gonzalez each hit HR’s while Chris James and Ivan Rodriguez each had 3 hits on the day.
Texas 9 Milwaukee 2

August 12th 1995: Brewers 3 HR’s help lead them to series win against Rangers.
The Brewers offense showed just enough life to win against the Rangers and move to 22 games above .500. Jose Valentin and Kevin Seitzer each hit 2 run HR’s in the victory while Troy Neel hit a HR for the 3rd straight game. Jeff Cirillo and Dave Nilsson each had 2 hits in the 1-2 hole today. Jamie McAndrew pitched well getting his 6th win of the year giving up 2ER in 6 innings. The Bullpen pitched well except for Doug Henry who gave up 2 HR’s in the 8th before being yanked. Jesse Orosco got the save. Kenny Rogers got ‘roasted’ for 5ER in 5 innings in the loss. Ivan Rodriguez had 3 hits for the 3rd straight game and went 9 for 11 on the series. Jose Canseco and Rusty Greer each hit HR’s for Texas.
Milwaukee 6 Texas 4

August 13th 1995: Brewers bullpen fails late, bats don’t help at all.
The Milwaukee Brewers stayed step by step with the AL Central leading Indians but in the end a late run and a lack of hitting prevented the win. Cal Eldred tried his best and left the game at a 2-2 tie after 7 innings. Unfortunately Bob Scanlan continued to struggle and gave up the game winning run in the 9th as his ERA now has hit 4.00 on the year. Dave Nilsson was the only Brewer who had 2 hits, he also added a run. Troy Neel added a hit and an RBI on the day as well. For Cleveland Bartolo Colon pitched 8 strong innings for the win while Rafael Bettencourt got the save his 32nd on the year. Manny Ramirez, Albert Belle, and Andres Gallarraga all hit solo HR’s for the Indians.
Cleveland 3 Milwaukee 2

August 14th 1995: Brewers pitching is horrid in route by Indians.
The Brewers pitching staff looked like an A ball team against the explosive Indian offense today. Bobby Jones gave up 6ER in 6 innings. Al Reyes got rocked for 3ER in 1 inning while Graeme Lloyd gave up 3runs (1earned) in 2 innings. The Brewers offense got lively but just couldn’t keep up. Kevin Seitzer led the way with 4 hits a run and an RBI. Darryl Hamilton and Dave Nilsson each added a pair of hits while Brian Hunter and Mark Loretta added a hit and 2RBI’s a piece. Albert Belle lead the Indians with 2 hits a HR and 3 RBI’s on the day. Brian Giles, Omar Vizquel, and Jesse Levis all had 2 hits in the win while Carlos Baerga and Tony Pena added HR’s.
Cleveland 12 Milwaukee 6

August 15th 1995: Not Even Close.
The Brewers finished getting swept by the Indians today as they got routed for the 2nd day in a row. Chris Haney got worked for 7ER in 4 1/3 innings. Ramon Garcia gave up 2ER in 3 2/3 innings. The Brewers offense was pretty anemic as well. Vinny Castilla was the only Brewer with 2 hits including a solo HR. Dave Nilsson got a 2B 2 walks and an RBI on the day as well. For the Indians Jack Morris picked up the easy win. Andres Gallaraga got 3 hits including a HR, Carlos Baerga had 2 hits including a HR, Albert Belle had 3 hits and Brian Giles has 2 hits.
Cleveland 9 Milwaukee 3

CURRENT RECORD 70-51

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August 17th 1995: Brewers get a much needed win against Royals.
After being swept by the Indians the Brewers were licking their chops to get AL’s punching bad the Royals. Jamie McAndrew looked awesome in 6 2/3 innings of 1 run ball while the rest of the bullpen was perfect. Phil Plantier had a nice game 3 hits a walk and an RBI. Dave Nilsson got 2RBI’s on 2 hits while Darryl Hamilton and Tom Brunansky each got 2 hits. For the Royals Kevin Appier got rocked in the loss but the Royals got their hits 3 each from Tom Goodwin and David Howard. Plus 2 more from Johnny Damon.
Milwaukee 6 Kansas City 1

August 18th 1995: Brewers power gets them an easy victory against the Royals.
The Brewers clobbered their way to victory getting 3 big HR’s. Vinny Castilla got 2 hits including his 20th HR of the year. Jose Valentin added his 19th HR and 18th 2B of the season. Troy Neel blasted his 15th HR of the season as well in the victory while Darryl Hamilton added a hit, run, rbi, and SB to his season totals. Cal Eldred picked up his team leading 12th win of the season giving up 3ER in 7 innings of work while Ramon Garcia closed the game out. For the Royals Kevin Koslofski and Luis Sojo each added 2 hits on the day. While Jeff Branson and Sojo each added a HR in the loss.
Milwaukee 8 Kansas City 3

August 19th 1995: Everybody gets a hit Brewers finish Sweep of Royals.
The Brewers bats were on with everyone in the lineup getting a hit. Vinny Castilla was the big bat on the day getting 2HR’s 3runs and 4RBI’s on the day. Darryl Hamilton and Tom Brunansky each added two hits in the victory while the rest pitched in with at least a hit. Bobby Jones kept pace with Cal Eldred getting his 12th win of the season on 7 innings of 1 run ball. Graeme Lloyd and Bob Scanlan continued to struggle in relief and let the Royals get back into it before Jesse Orosco came in to get the save. For the Royals Joe Randa had a 3 run HR while Tom Goodwin and David Howard each got 2 hits in the game.
Milwaukee 8 Kansas City 5

August 21st 1995: Offense anemic once again against Indians.
For once the Brewers pitching staff kept the Indians in check unfortunately for the Crew Jack Morris shut down all but 2 hitters. Only 2 Brewers got his on the day. Darryl Hamilton got 2 hits including a run, HR, and 2RBI, while Kevin Seitzer also got 2 hits on the day. Chris Haney pitched six innings of 3ER ball despite getting into trouble in multiple innings. Al Reyes gave up 1 run early but finished it off going 2 strong innings. For the Indians Andres Galaragga got 3 hits while Jim Thome and Carlos Baerga each added 2 hits of their own.
Cleveland 4 Milwaukee 2

August 22nd 1995: Troy Neel blasts 3HR’s helps topple Indians.
Troy Neel had the game of his young Career day as he was moved into the 3RD spot. Troy blasted 3 HR’s during the game and added 5RBI’s. Dave Nilsson added the 4th HR of the game part of a 2 hit day for him. While Phil Plantier added 2 RBI’s. Jamie McAndrew did solid but tired and only pitched 5 innings of 2ER ball. Ramon Garcia was solid in Relief giving up just 1ER in 3 innings. Graeme Lloyd looked awful and it caused Jesse Orosco to get save number 39 on the year. Kenny Lofton and Carlos Baerga each had 3 hits on the day while Tony Pena blased a HR for the Indians in the loss. Bartolo Colon took the loss.
Milwaukee 8 Cleveland 4

August 23rd 1995: Cal Eldred gets shelled, over before it starts.
Cal Eldred has had a rough year, most of the times the run production has been there but today it didn’t matter. Cal Eldred couldn’t get a single out in the 3rd and ended up giving up 8ER in just 2 innings of work. The Good news was Paul Wagner looked solid giving up just 2ER in 5 innings while striking out 6, and Bob Scanlan pitched a perfect inning in relief. Troy Neel continued to be hot getting 3 hits 2 runs and hitting his 19th HR of the year. Troy O’Leary also pitched in with a pinch hit HR. Tom Brunansky added 2 RBI’s on 2 Hits, Dave Nilsson had 3 hits as well. Andres Gallaraga destroyed the Brewers with 3 runs on 3 hits including a HR and 4RBI’s. Carlos Baerga, Jim Thome and Omar Vizquel all had 2 hits on the day as well.
Cleveland 10 Milwaukee 5

CURRENT RECORD 74-53