Unlikely Sweep Of Division Leading A's Keeps Brewers In Hunt For Top Spot in the AL-East

 Game 1:

GWRBI-Leonard

Game MVP:Teddy Higuera

Injury: Surhoff (today only)

County Stadium    (11-14-2023 06:44:14)       Time 3:02, 66ø  Night Game

Jun 20, 1988           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1988 Oakland           0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  4  0
1988 Milwaukee         1 0 1   0 0 1   0 0 -      3  7  3

Recap

Mil 1st: Scored 1 run on 3 hits and one walk.

Mil      Jeffrey Leonard hit a fly ball scoring 1 to take the lead.  Oak  0 Mil 1.

Mil :    B.J. Surhoff injured, out today.

Mil 3rd: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Mil      Robin Yount hit a solo HR(3).  Oak  0 Mil 2.

Oak 5th: Failed to score one walk and 2 errors.

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

Mil      Rob Deer hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Oak  0 Mil 3.

Mil  Robin Yount: 2 for 4, HR.

Mil  Teddy Higuera pitched a great 7 innings for the win: 4 hits, 3 BB, 5 K. He's 9-3 on the year.

Mil  Dan Plesac pitched a shutout 9th to earn his 12th save of the year.

Oak  Bob Welch threw a complete game but took the loss: 3 earned runs, 7 hits, 2 BB, 3 K. He drops to 9-5 on the season.

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GAME 2:

Game MVP:Paul Molitor

Injury: Young, C (today only)

County Stadium    (11-14-2023 06:51:02)       Time 2:35, 75ø, Cloudy, Light Rain, Wind: 5 MPH Right to Left  Night Game

Jun 21, 1988           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1988 Oakland           0 0 1   0 0 0   0 1 0      2 10  0

1988 Milwaukee         0 0 0   1 2 0   1 0 -      4  8  1

Recap

Oak 3rd: Scored 1 run on a hit and one walk.

Oak      Luis Polonia hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead.  Oak  1 Mil 0.

Mil 4th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Mil      Rob Deer hit a solo HR(14) to tie the score.  Oak  1 Mil 1.

Oak :    Curt Young injured, out today.

Mil 5th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.

Mil      Joey Meyer hit a solo HR(4) to take the lead.  Oak  1 Mil 2.

Mil      Paul Molitor hit a 426 foot solo HR(4).  Oak  1 Mil 3.

Oak 7th: Failed to score on 2 hits and one walk.

Oak      Carney Lansford DP with bases loaded, end 7th.

Mil 7th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Mil      Bill Schroeder hit a solo HR(3).  Oak  1 Mil 4.

Oak 8th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and one walk.

Oak      Terry Steinbach singled scoring Polonia.  Oak  2 Mil 4.

Mil  Paul Molitor: 2 for 4, double, HR.

Mil  Chris Bosio pitched 7 innings to earn the win: 2 earned runs, 7 hits, 5 BB, 0 K. He's 10-5 on the season.

Mil  Paul Mirabella pitched a shutout the final 2 innings to record his 2nd save of the year.

Oak  Curt Young pitched 4.2 innings and took the loss: 2 earned runs, 4 hits, 0 BB, 3 K. He drops to 4-4 on the year.

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GAME 3:

GWRBI-Robidoux

Game MVP:Jim Gantner

County Stadium    (11-14-2023 07:02:38)       Time 4:39, 82ø, Wind: 4 MPH Right to Left  Day Game

Jun 22, 1988           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9   10 11 12   13    R  H  E

1988 Oakland           0 2 2   0 0 0   0 1 1    0  0  0    0    6 15  1

1988 Milwaukee         0 0 0   1 1 0   4 0 0    0  0  0    1    7 12  1

Recap

Oak 2nd: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.

Oak      Carney Lansford doubled, hit streak now 10.

Oak      Mark McGwire doubled scoring Lansford to take the lead.  Oak  1 Mil 0.

Oak      Stan Javier singled scoring McGwire.  Oak  2 Mil 0.

Oak 3rd: Scored 2 runs on 4 hits.

Oak      Terry Steinbach doubled scoring Parker.  Oak  3 Mil 0.

Oak      Mark McGwire hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Oak  4 Mil 0.

Mil 4th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Mil      Dale Sveum singled scoring Braggs.  Oak  4 Mil 1.

Mil 5th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and one walk.

Mil      Jim Gantner singled scoring Robidoux.  Oak  4 Mil 2.

Mil 7th: Sent 9 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 3 hits, one walk and an error.

Mil      Robin Yount singled scoring 2 to tie the score.  Oak  4 Mil 4.

Mil      Jeffrey Leonard singled scoring Yount to take the lead.  Oak  4 Mil 5.

Mil      B.J. Surhoff singled scoring Leonard.  Oak  4 Mil 6.

Oak 8th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and one walk.

Oak      Mike Gallego hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Oak  5 Mil 6.

Oak 9th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Oak      Dave Henderson hit a 422 foot solo HR(11) to tie the score.  Oak  6 Mil 6.

Mil 3th: Scored 1 run on a hit and 2 walks.

Mil      Billy Jo Robidoux hit a grounder scoring 1 to win the game.  Oak  6 Mil 7.

Oak  Dave Henderson: 2 for 6, HR.

Oak  Carney Lansford: 3 for 6, double.

Oak  Dave Parker: 3 for 4.

Oak  Terry Steinbach: 3 for 6, double, 2 runs.

Mil  Jim Gantner: 3 for 6, double.

Mil  Odell Jones pitched 3 innings and picked up the win: 3 IP, 2 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He's 2-1 on the year.

Oak  Gene Nelson pitched 2.1 innings and took the loss: 2.1 IP, 1 earned run, 1 hit, 2 BB, 0 K. He drops to 5-2 on the season.