Braun Strong in Debut but Brewers Fall

Ryan Braun made his much anticipated debut in San Diego Friday night and turned in a solid performance. Braun went 1-4 with a sac fly and 2 RBI. He made good contact each time he was at the plate and looked like he belonged at the major league level. He is going to be fun to watch.

Braun's performance was not enough though as the Brewers fell to the Padres by a score of 8-6. Dave Bush got rocked for 7 runs and his ERA is all the way up to 6.13. Prince Fielder and J.J. Hardy keep on hitting though as each of them homered. Both have 15 Home Runs which leads the National League.

During the 8th inning both Geoff Jenkins and Ned Yost were tossed. Jenkins struck out looking, started to argue with the umpire and then as he walked towards the dugout was tossed. This prompted Ned Yost to come out. Yost started to speak to the umpire calmly and then all of a sudden went off into another tirade. It's nice to see Ned support his players.

Claudio Vargas will take the mound today versus Justin Germano to try and end the crew's current 3 game losing streak. Vargas currently has a 3-0 record with a 3.68 ERA.

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