Only one of the four games had the drama of a close and late battle, but if offense is your favorite part of baseball the Brewers’ recent series with the Reds provided all the enjoyment you could handle. When the dust settled at Cincinnati’s Great American Ballpark, the visitors had outscored the hometown team by a tally of 22-to-17, an average of nearly ten combined runs per contest. Both teams came away with two wins apiece, however, and the Brewers left town right back where they started in the race for fourth place in the NL Central.

    <p>The opener pitted a pair of soft-tossing left-handers, <b><a href="http://www.brewerfan.net/ViewPlayerProfile.do?playerId=600" title="Doug Davis - BrewerFan.net Profile">Doug Davis</a></b> and Brandon Claussen, and remained interesting until the seventh.  The two starters pitched well, neither brilliant but both solid, but Claussen departed after only four innings because of a rapidly elevating pitch count.  He managed to limit Milwaukee to just two runs, only one earned, on six hits and two walks.  He struck-out a career-high eight but required 95 pitches to navigate his way through the fourth, and the Reds are taking no chances with their prized southpaw.</p>
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