Milwaukee Brewers looked like their second half of the season might get off on the right foot. They came back from being down 4-2 to take a 5-4 lead in a competitive back-and-forth battle with the San Francisco Giants. Josh Hader came in to shut it down in the final two innings of the game. Tyler Austin stepped to the plate and jacked a home run immediately off Hader to tie up the game. Things went from bad to worse in the ninth when Brandon Crawford hit a home run off Hader as well. Not only do the Brewers not have Hader for a couple of games, but they also lost the game. Milwaukee did the tie the game up but the Brewers should have done more with a leadoff triple. Brewers end up losing in the 10th thanks to a grand slam by Buster Posey.

Player of the Game: Buster Posey- He might not be the same player that he was years ago, but Buster Posey can still be a factor. He jacked a grand slam in the 10th off Matt Albers to break the game open for San Francisco. Posey also had a great caught stealing late in the game as Lorenzo Cain had a leadoff single that was wiped out with Christian Yelich at the plate. He’s still a beast in this league.

Honorable Mention: Eric Thames – He continues to play really well at the first base position. Thames had a great day at the plate. He had two hits that included two runs scored. He also scored once. Thames is hitting .263 on the year and become a vital person to Milwaukee’s offense. Part of me wondered if this was possible after such the year that Jesus Aguilar had last season. It looked like Thames was left for dead, and he bounced back like a champion.

The Thing I Liked: Brewers were clutch for the most part offensively – We haven’t seen this in the last month from the Brewers. That’s an encouraging sign. This game might have sucked with the result, but at the end of day, it is encouraging to see the Crew take care of business offensively. Hopefully, this is the start of something special with their offense.

The Thing I Didn’t Like: Who can you trust out of this bullpen? – I mean, that’s a great question at this point. What’s been a strength of Milwaukee for the last year has been up and down all season. The way Hader pitches means the long balls will happen. Matt Albers is struggling again like it’s 2018. Alex Claudio is getting better which is a good sign, but that’s all you can say about the Brewers bullpen right now.

Next up: Brewers and their fans will get a live look at Madison Bumgarner. They did well against him last time around before Jimmy Nelson shit his pants leading to one of the worst losses of the year. Let’s hope Zach Davies does not do the same.

Charlie.