Next Up: the Milwaukee Brewers.

Woot for the return of Gabe!

The scheduled pitcher for Friday night's game is Jeff Suppan. Suppan's fastball is slow and straight (one of which Manny absolutely mashed to start off game three of the 2004 World Series.) He does have an excellent curveball for an out-pitch. He doesn't walk too many batters but he doesn't strike out many either. He does give up a considerable number of hits because he tends to be predictable.

The pitcher scheduled to go Saturday night is Dave Bush. Bush has a decent fastball that sits in the low-nineties. He also throws a curveball, a slider, and a change-up. He has very good command but can become distracted with runners on base.

Sunday's pitcher is Carlos Villanueva (which I originally read as Charlie Villanueva, which was very confusing.) Villanueva is difficult to hit and, as a result, as a high strike-out rate. His fastball isn't overpowering (it sits in the low-nineties) but is deceptive. He has a very good change-up and throws a decent curveball. He has suffered from inconsistency, most likely resulting from a pitching delivery that has many moving parts that all need to be lined up for things to go well. Villanueva has the most hits and the most homeruns given up on the season so far.

The Brewers' defense is quite good (their third-baseman has a team leading five errors on a the season.) As for offense their biggest hitters are Jason Kendall, Prince Fielder, Ryan Braun, and Corey Hart. Bill Hall and Ryan Braun lead the team in home runs (nine as I write this.) The Brewers don't walk much-of the good hitters Prince Fielder leads the team with 20.