Week 4 - Brew Crew take 2 of 3 from A's

Game 1 - Ken Holtzman takes the mound for the Oakland A's to face Lary Sorenson, who takes the mound for the recently swept Milwaukee Brewers. Top of the second, Gorman Thomas gets a one out triple. John Briggs is the next batter and drives in Thomas to give the Brewers a 1-0 lead.To the sixth inning we go, and Sorenson is still throwing a no hitter until Joe Rudi comes up to bat. Its a base hit, and there goes Sorensons no hitter. That there is it...both pitchers throw complete games. Holtzman only gives up 5 hits and throws a gem, however he just happen to be facing Sorenson who threw the game of his career. A one hitter for Sorenson and a 1-0 victory.

Game 2 - Milwaukee gets out of the gate early and opens up with a 1-0 lead after 1.  Oakland gets the bats going in the second racking up 3 runs to take a 3-1 lead.  Nothing happens until the top of the 5th. Don Money hits a 2 run shot to tie up the game at 3.  To the ninth we go..still tied up at 3 after 9...to extra innigs it is.  10th, 11th, 12th, 13th we go. Bottom of the 13th, Dave Duncan, who had come in the game in the 12th inning, gets a big hit to drive in the winning run. 4-3 victory for Oakland to tie the series at 1 game apiece.

Game 3 - The scoring came early as Oakland scores 1 in the first, 1 in the second, and 2 in the third, but Milwaukee was able to take advantage of the hitting atmosphere too as they score 2 in the second, 2 in the third, and 1 in the 4th, to take a 5-4 lead after 4. Travers settles down after the third inning and is able to go 7.2 innings. Segui is pulled after 5 innings. He only allows 6 hits, but he couldnt seem to find the plate as he walks 7 batters.  The brew crew adds an insurance run in the bottom of the 8th inning.  Castro comes in for .2 innings to record the hold then hands the ball over to Ken Sanders who closes out the game and earn the save to give the Brewers a 6-4 win, and win the series 2-1.

--submitted by Joseph Allen--