Milwaukee Brewers looked dead in the water. They were down three runs in the ninth, and it appears like they would lose their first game of the season. Not a huge deal. Baseball is a long season, and the Chicago Cubs lost their first game to a very bad Miami Marlins team earlier in the night. Milwaukee started a ‘Never Say Die’ attitude yesterday with a five-run ninth inning to win the game capped off by a Ryan Braun three-run home run to win the game. It’s pretty incredible to have a ‘Game of the Year’ candidate in game 2 of 162, but what it could say is we’re in for something really special this season.

Ryan Braun looks fully healthy and yes, you’re in trouble
Here’s the thing about Ryan Braun. I don’t know how many times we’ve watched him in the last couple years when he’s been fully healthy. Braun looks like he’s back to being one of the best hitters in baseball. Braun had five RBIs last night with two sacrifice flies and a monster three-run homers. Braun drilled a homer off Brad Hand who was one of the best closers in baseball last season. He started his career at PETCO Park, and he’s loved hitting there ever since.

Oliver Drake is the weak link of this team.
Let’s talk a little bit about Oliver Drake. I said before the season that he stinks, and I’m not wrong about it. Drake pitched one inning and gave up one run. That’s not a good start to his season. I don’t want to overreact, but the time is limited for him. If Drake continues to stink up the joint, it’s Taylor Williams’ time. They do not need him to get lefties out with Dan Jennings on the team now.

Lorenzo Cain is off to a blazing start
It’s good to be Lorenzo Cain. He’s coming back to Miller Park on Monday, and he’s on complete fire. Cain is hitting .500 with 5-for-10 to begin the year. He’s off to a blistering start as the Crew’s leadoff man. Cain added two doubles last night, and he’s stole a base in each game. We’ll see if Cain can keep it up tonight.

Next up
Milwaukee takes on San Diego tonight in a game that doesn’t have much meaning. You would like a sweep, but it’s not the end of the world if it doesn’t happen. Luis Perdomo pitched really well down the stretch, and Milwaukee had some issues last year with groundball pitchers. We’ll see if that’s different with some added speed this season. Brent Suter heads to the hill for Milwaukee. Big spot for Suter with some pressure to be the fourth starter on this team.

Charlie.