Brewers are currently on a West Coast road trip that included a very difficult stop in Houston. After five of the eight days on the road, Brewers have a 2-3 record. That sounds okay actually if you consider how hard it is to beat the Astros. Now, what that record fails to tell you is the Brewers should have been 3-2 if it wasn’t for a lackadaisical Saturday afternoon. Brewers were able to keep adding runs, and the bullpen shut things down as the Crew won 5-3 to avoid getting swept out of San Francisco.

Player of the Game: Eric Thames – The hometown kid gets the honors this BrewCap. Thames hit a solo blast in the fifth inning along with another hit to finish with a 2-for-5 day at the plate with no strikeouts. Thames was one of the guys who made sure that the Brewers were not giving up this lead. Anytime that San Francisco added a run or two, Brewers struck back. The Brewers first baseman also did not have a strikeout in his five at-bats. He’s currently hitting .258 on the season.

Honorable Mention: Josh Hader – I know we used to put Hader in these categories last season, and this year, it isn’t as much becomes he comes into close the game. Yet Hader dazzled like he has so many times before. He pitched two innings with three strikeouts and no hits allowed. Hader pitched 19 pitches and 15 of them were strikes. Dude is lights out and against the lefty-heavy San Francisco Giants, he is their worst nightmare.

The Thing I liked: Bullpen did not let up – Milwaukee’s bullpen did a great job on Sunday afternoon. They went six innings strong and did not allow a single run. They barely allowed a hit. Giants only two hits after Chase Anderson left the game in the fifth inning when he could not get an out. Matt Albers came in to bridge the gap and he did just that. Albers was part of the bullpen crew today that featured Jeremy Jeffress, Hader, and Junior Guerra. They all did a great job today.

The Thing I didn’t like: Yelich gets screwed out of an RBI – Thankfully, the Brewers won by two runs, so, this would not have been a story. Yet Milwaukee should have had one more run. In the second inning, Yelich lashes a double down the line. It is easily going to score Ben Gamel, but the ball bounced through the fence leading to both players being left on the bases. Ryan Braun could not pick them up.

Next up: Brewers head down the coast of California to play San Diego. What an interesting time for the Padres. They do have Manny Machado, but they’ve disappointed thus far. They scored all the runs this weekend at Coors and will try to keep their offense humming at home. Joey Lucchesi goes San Diego while Brewers welcome back Jhoulys Chacin.

Charlie.