Milwaukee Brewers got their offense churning on Saturday and Sunday with 23 total runs. Even though Sunday was a loss, you have to think the offense felt pretty good about themselves. Well all of that went for naught. Brewers could barely muster a hit in this game. Milwaukee nearly got no-hit by St. Louis until Yasmani Grandal hit a double in the eighth inning. That was the only hit Milwaukee had all night. Brewers fell to St. Louis 3-0, and they’re three games back of not only the division but the Wild Card as well. Brewers have gotten off on the wrong foot all year long in game one of series, and this one was no different.

Player of the Game: Dakota Hudson and friends – Hudson talked about how he fixed some things in his arsenal before the start prior to this one, and it appears to really work out for him. He pitched almost seven innings of no-hit ball. Milwaukee had his number in two starts earlier this season, and that wasn’t the case on Monday night. He dominated Milwaukee’s offense without the best defense being him.

Honorable Mention: Zach Davies – It was encouraging to see Davies pitch pretty well coming off the injured list. Davies pitched five innings with two runs allowed and four strikeouts. He did pretty well out there with some struggles in the fifth inning, but they were duck farts versus big home runs or hard hits. Hopefully, we can get Davies from the first two months to finish off the year.

The Thing I Didn’t Like: Brewers fell flat on their face – This is the last thing you want from Milwaukee. They’ve lost five of their last seven games after winning five straight games. Mitch made a point on Tapping The Keg last night about how this year’s NL Central trend where these teams get hot then get cold all the time. This is exactly the reason why Milwaukee is still in it. Nobody has made a run like the Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers this year. It’s frustrating to go through with this with the Brewers.

Next up: Milwaukee gets ready for Game 2, and I would argue that this is a must-win for the Brewers. They need to have this one. Gio Gonzalez gets the ball. He struggled against Minnesota, but that’s a rarity versus the standard. Michael Wacha goes for St. Louis. Wacha has been terrible this season, but he dominated Milwaukee for his career. We’ll see what wins out.

Charlie.