Milwaukee Brewers Notes, Quotes
by Sports Xchange
--At the start of the week, the Brewers were 31-13 in games in which the opposition started left-handed pitchers. But they were swept by the New York Mets with three lefties on the mound and lost to San Diego LHP Shawn Estes on Thursday.
--RHP Jeff Suppan was 5-0 with a 3.00 ERA in six August starts, but that winning streak ended abruptly Thursday night in a 5-2 loss to San Diego. Suppan allowed seven hits, four walks and five runs (four earned) in 5 1/3 innings to lose for the first time since July 27.
--SS J.J. Hardy homered in his second consecutive game and has hit safely in 17 of his last 18 games.
BY THE NUMBERS: 20-7 -- The Brewers' record in August, their first 20-win month since September 1992.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "Last year, we were trying not to lose and let the Cubs catch us. This year, our focus is to keep going ahead and win as many series as we can." -- RF Corey Hart.
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