MILWAUKEE - Three up, three down from the Brewers' 3-0, 10-inning loss to the Florida Marlins on Friday night at Miller Park. THREE UP ...
Earning his keep
If center fielder Gabe Kapler was paid by the putout, he would have been a rich man after just two innings. He accounted for four of the six straight outs logged by starter Yovani Gallardo.
Way to hustle
Rickie Weeks showed the advantages of having a speedy leadoff hitter in the first inning when he successfully tagged to second on Kapler's fly out to the warning track in center. Weeks, however, was stranded when Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder went out.
That's how you do it
Just one inning after forcing Gallardo to get four outs — and throw more than 20 pitches in the frame — first baseman Fielder made a diving stop to his right for the unassisted putout and close off the Marlins' threat in the sixth. Then, with two on and nobody out in the seventh, catcher Jason Kendall pounced on a decent sacrifice bunt by Marlins pitcher Scott Olsen and threw out Mike Rabelo at third.
... THREE DOWN
A leaky roof
The Miller Park roof still leaks in all those familiar places. As storms came roaring through the Milwaukee area, the grounds crew had to bring out the drying agent to fix a puddle down the first base line and patrons were using umbrellas to stay dry in the loge area immediately in front of the press box.
Know who's running
While Kendall may not possess the speed he once had, he certainly isn't your typical, slow-footed catcher. Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez must have forgotten that when he played Kendall's routine ground ball like it was Johnny Estrada running and allowed Kendall to beat it out leading off the sixth.
Lumber slumber
The Brewers' heavily right-handed lineup is supposed to dominate left-handed pitching. But much like Philadelphia's Jamie Moyer on Thursday, Olsen treated the Brewers with disdain — limiting them to four hits no runs for 7.1 innings.