The Brewers got their first look at the Phillies on Friday night at Miller Park, making them the final National League club to face-off with Milwaukee. Having lost seven in a row, the visiting team was just happy to be anywhere but Philadelphia, where they had received harsh criticism for underachieving while setting a new franchise record for losses in a single homestand. The team’s fiery manager, Larry Bowa, was also on the hot seat, with predictions of his demise a daily ritual in the Philadelphia newspapers and on the city’s various talk shows.

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