Not a bad way for the Brew Crew to start off the rest of the season. Today, they completed a 3-game sweep of the Giants, with Manny Parra out-dueling Tim Lincecum to pick up his ninth victory. Parra went 7 2/3 innings, allowing just 2 earned runs, while Lincecum gave up 5 runs in 6 innings. Ryan Braun meanwhile collected 5 RBIs.
The Brewers also welcomed another new teammate, as it was learned that they had acquired Ray Durham from the Giants. This trade seems to have a few more complications involved with it than the Sabathia deal. For one, Rickie Weeks, who is the Brewers' current second baseman and leadoff hitter, has been a Brewer his entire career. And there are several players on the team that have been friends with Weeks for several years. While the Brewers appear to have a loose and easygoing clubhouse, this move could cause some tension.
Meanwhile, check out Ned Yost's comments after the game, and let me know if anyone can translate what Ned is saying here:
Brewers manager Ned Yost made it abundantly clear Sunday that Rickie Weeks is his leadoff man and second baseman, but Weeks will have some company for the rest of the season.
Yost said he does not plan to install a platoon between Durham and Weeks.
"I will not, probably, right now," Yost said. "Rickie's doing fine. I'll play Ray a couple days a week, maybe. We'll see how it goes. I'll take it day by day.
"I don't know what I'm going to do," Yost added. "We'll find out when it happens."
Here are Weeks' and Durham's numbers:
Weeks: .218 Avg, 67 Hits, 8 HR, 27 RBI, 59 Runs, 13 SB, 38 Walks, 72 Strikeouts, .322 OBP
Durham: .293 Avg, 77 Hits, 3 HR, 32 RBI, 43 Runs, 6 SB, 38 Walks, 49 Strikeouts, .385 OBP
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