Brewers Take Home Opening Series From Evil Empire

 GAME 1:

GWRBI-Washington, C

Game MVP:Willie Randolph

County Stadium    (09-05-2023 06:59:09)       Time 3:02, 52ø, Wind: 17 MPH Right to Left  Day Game
Apr 15, 1988           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1988 New York (A)      0 1 0   4 0 1   0 0 0      6 13  1
1988 Milwaukee         0 0 0   0 0 0   1 0 0      1  7  1

Recap

NYY 2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

NYY      Claudell Washington doubled scoring Winfield to take the lead.  NYY  1 Mil 0.

NYY 3rd: Failed to score on 2 hits and one walk.

NYY 4th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 4 hits, one walk and an error.

NYY      Willie Randolph singled scoring 3.  NYY  4 Mil 0.

NYY      Don Mattingly singled scoring Randolph.  NYY  5 Mil 0.

NYY 6th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

NYY      Rickey Henderson singled scoring Meacham.  NYY  6 Mil 0.

Mil 7th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Mil      Greg Brock hit a solo HR(1).  NYY  6 Mil 1.

NYY  Rickey Henderson: 3 for 4.

NYY  Bob Meacham: 2 for 4, double, 2 runs.

Mil  Greg Brock: 2 for 4, HR.

NYY  Tommy John pitched a great 5.1 innings for the win: 4 hits, 0 BB, 3 K. He's 2-0 on the season.

Mil  Mike Birkbeck pitched poorly for 5.1 innings and took the loss: 6 earned runs, 12 hits, 2 BB, 1 K. He goes to 0-1 on the year.

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GAME 2:

GWRBI-Yount, R

Game MVP:Dale Sveum

County Stadium    (09-05-2023 07:11:10)       Time 2:36, 54ø, Wind: 4 MPH In from RCF  Day Game

Apr 16, 1988           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1988 New York (A)      0 2 0   1 0 0   0 0 0      3 12  1
1988 Milwaukee         0 0 0   0 0 0   5 1 -      6 11  0

Recap

NYY 2nd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 4 hits.

NYY      Claudell Washington hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead.  NYY  1 Mil 0.

NYY      Don Slaught singled scoring Winfield.  NYY  2 Mil 0.

NYY 4th: Scored 1 run on a hit and one walk.

NYY      Bob Meacham hit a grounder scoring 1.  NYY  3 Mil 0.

NYY 6th: Failed to score on 3 hits.

Mil 7th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 5 runs on 6 hits.

Mil      Ernest Riles doubled scoring Deer.  NYY  3 Mil 1.

Mil      Dale Sveum hit a 2 run HR(2) to tie the score.  NYY  3 Mil 3.

Mil      Robin Yount singled scoring Molitor to take the lead.  NYY  3 Mil 4.

Mil      B.J. Surhoff singled scoring Yount.  NYY  3 Mil 5.

Mil 8th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Mil      Glenn Braggs hit a solo HR(1).  NYY  3 Mil 6.

Mil  Ernest Riles: 3 for 4, double.

Mil  Chris Bosio pitched 8 innings to earn the win: 3 earned runs, 11 hits, 1 BB, 1 K. He's 2-1 on the year.

Mil  Dan Plesac pitched a shutout 9th to earn his 1st save.

NYY  Rick Rhoden threw a complete game but took the loss: 6 earned runs, 11 hits, 1 BB, 5 K. He's now 0-2 on the season.

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GAME 3:

GWRBI-Deer

Game MVP:Teddy Higuera

Injury: Schroeder (today only)

County Stadium    (09-05-2023 07:18:33)       Time 2:52, 56ø, Wind: 5 MPH Out to CF  Day Game

Apr 17, 1988           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1988 New York (A)      1 0 0   0 0 0   1 0 0      2  4  0

1988 Milwaukee         0 0 2   0 0 1   0 1 -      4  7  2

Recap

NYY 1st: Scored 1 run on an error.

NYY      Don Mattingly hit a fly ball scoring 1 to take the lead.  NYY  1 Mil 0.

Mil :    Bill Schroeder injured, out today.

Mil 3rd: Scored 2 runs on 4 hits.

Mil      Glenn Braggs singled scoring Gantner to tie the score.  NYY  1 Mil 1.

Mil      Rob Deer singled scoring Yount to take the lead.  NYY  1 Mil 2.

Mil 6th: Scored 1 run on a hit and one walk.

Mil      B.J. Surhoff hit a fly ball scoring 1.  NYY  1 Mil 3.

NYY 7th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

NYY      Mike Pagliarulo hit a solo HR(2).  NYY  2 Mil 3.

Mil 8th: Scored 1 run on a hit and 2 walks.

Mil      Robin Yount hit a grounder scoring 1.  NYY  2 Mil 4.

Mil  Rob Deer: 3 for 4, double.

Mil  Teddy Higuera pitched an outstanding complete game for the win: 1 earned run, 4 hits, 1 BB, 5 K. He moves to 2-1 on the year.

NYY  John Candelaria went the distance and took the loss: 4 earned runs, 7 hits, 4 BB, 6 K. He drops to 2-1 on the season.