The Game of Baseball

Milwaukee Brewers third baseman/outfielder Bill Hall has as of late been a Cincinnati Reds killer, especially at Great American Ball Park. Saturday's game against the Reds would illustrate that point perfectly as Hall's 2-run double rallied the Brewers as they scratched out a 5-3 win. Milwaukee was led by the aforementioned Hall, who went 2-for-5 with a double while driving in 3 runs; Corey Hart added his first home run of the year. Starting pitcher Jeff Suppan pitched well, going 6 innings, allowing only 3 hits, 2 earned runs, walking 1 while striking out 3; however, the win went to Guillermo Mota (1-0). Mota pitched 2 innings, striking out 2; closer Eric Gagne notched his 6th save while pitching a scoreless 10th inning. Cincinnati was led by rookie Joey Votto with a home run, a run scored and 2 RBIs; reliever David Weathers (0-2) was tagged with the loss; Weathers pitched 2/3 of an inning, allowing 2 hits, 2 earned runs and walking 2. Milwaukee (11-6) plays again Sunday as they face Cincinnati (7-11); Yovani Gallardo (0-0) makes his season debut for Milwaukee while Aaron Harang (1-2) gets the start for Cincinnati.