"We just haven't been able to put innings together," Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. "We just haven't been able to keep the line moving the last couple of days. We're in a little bit of a drought here, but I'm confident we'll score runs."
That's because Counsell's club has shown it is capable of scoring runs in bunches. From the start of July through Thursday, the Brewers owned baseball's best OPS (.859), second best scoring rate (5.88 runs per game, tops in the National League) and fifth-best batting average with runners in scoring position (.287).
On Friday, Jimmy Nelson was able to pitch the Brewers to a 2-1 win.