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Brewers 11, Twins 4
\nBrewers now 11-8 (3rd)
\nBox Score<\/a> | Season Schedule<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Ted<\/a>
Ted Simmons hit his first two home runs of the season, each a three run homer from a different side of the plate.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MINNEAPOLIS — Today’s game featured several firsts. Brewers pitcher Randy Lerch<\/a> decided to wear glasses on the mound for the first<\/em> time. During the spring, it was discovered that he had an astigmatism. He finally decided to try out pitching with some ocular assistance. Lerch wasn’t perfect (6 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, 5 BB), but his struggles were largely in the early going. We’ll attribute that to getting used to the new specs.<\/p>\n

Considering how the Brewers hit today, Lerch had some time to break his glasses in. Ben Oglivie<\/a> hit an RBI single and Ted Simmons<\/a> hit a three-run homer (his first<\/em>) in the first<\/em> inning, so Lerch was given an early cushion.<\/p>\n

Gorman Thomas<\/a>, who hit his first<\/em> home run of the season yesterday after going power free in the month of April, followed up that first<\/em> with his second shot in the third to give the Brewers a comfortable 6-1 lead.<\/p>\n

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Unlike Thomas, Ted Simmons didn’t want to wait another day to see his second homer of the year sail into the stands. He hit his second of the season — and of the game — in the seventh inning to give the Brewers a 10-3 lead.<\/p>\n

Sure, hitting two in one game after going through such a drought was impressive. But both were three-run homers. Both brought in Cecil Cooper<\/a> and Ben Oglivie. And each home run was from a different side of the plate (his first<\/em> was left handed and second was right handed). It was the first<\/em> time Simmons would accomplish that feat as a member of the Brewers.<\/p>\n

It was a fun game for the Crew. Hopefully this will lead to several more like it. Within time, maybe they’ll find their way back into first<\/em> place in the American League East.<\/p>\n

Game Notes:<\/b> Every member of the Brewers’ starting lineup had at least one hit … Twins rookie first baseman Kent Hrbek<\/a> was out of the lineup for the second straight game with a migraine headache … Twins rookie centerfielder Jim Eisenreich<\/a> was replaced mid-game for the third straight game due to a nervous disorder … Paul Molitor<\/a> led the Brewers with three hits. Ben Oglivie, Ted Simmons and Mark Brouhard<\/a> each contributed two.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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