Parra gets his 7th straight win.

Manny Parra continued is hot streak by leading the Brewers to a 5-1 victory over the Twins. Should the Brewers win this afternoon, the Crew will have evened the season series. Hard to imagine if you think back a couple of weeks ago when they were dominated by Minnesota on a Friday night game. Milwaukee has won 15 of its past 22 games. Parra was lights out last night in the Metrodome holding the Twins to 2 hits in 7 innings (4k's/4BB). Impressive. Even more so is the fact that he didn't give up a run, bringing his ERA down to 3.95. This reassures me that Parra is truly a #2 pitcher and will give Yovanni a run for his money to earn the second spot. Everything balances on Ben Sheets and who the Brewers decide to bring in once he leaves. I am hoping it isn't an overweight Indian.

-Sigh of relief moment: David Riske pitched a 1-2-3 inning with great control and decent speed. Remember, he's an American League guy who played in the dome many a times as a Royal.

Milwaukee's bats were well alive last night too! Surprisingly enough, Milwaukee failed to homer last night which is a well accomplished feat for the Twins. Minnesota on the other hand only has like 55 or 56 home runs on the season. Compare that to Milwaukee's 100+ (I think 105). Billy Hall had a decent game last night driving in two runs of a clutch double. Following in his lead were Mike Cameron and Corey Hart who each doubled. Jason Kendall, the grizzley veteran who's offense has dipped due to playing too many consecutive games, had a RBI and two hits.

-The Metrodome is probably the worst "stadium" in the Majors. Probably the reason why the Twins are getting a new stadium in downtown Minneapolis. The dome is an eyesore from both insided and outside of the bubble. For baseball games the stadium has an estimated (under the influence of Miller Lite) 15 foot wall in right field made by stretched out black garbage bags (what appears to be). A couple of hopeful long balls were bounced back off the towering wall a couple of times last night. Ryan Braun was robbed by Carlos Gomez, who looked Jordan-esque in flight time.

-Arizona Republic Newspaper's story on the Milwaukee Brewers coming to town. It appears that the Phoenix Area is a wee bit worried. It also mentions that Salomon Torres didn't play during the 1998-2000 seasons. He was coaching minor league ball for the Expos."I'm 36, but I feel like my arm is 31," Torres told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "Very rarely does a player do what I did."

-Gagne is coming back on Monday in Arizona. Where will he fit in? Nothing, absolutely nothing is broken in the pen. Okay....perhaps Mota is and Gagne could pitch the 8th. But that's what Riske is going to be doing.

-Future prospect Jake Odorizzi reports to Peoria (AZ) for training. This recent high school grad will rise the ranks quickly and become a star Brewer in 3-4 years.

-Chicago Cubs lost, again, to the White Sox yesterday afternoon. The Cardinals won.

1. Chicago 49-32
2. St Louis 46-36 -3.5
3. Milwaukee 44-36 -4.5