MILWAUKEE -- "I don't think you guys have asked me enough about Junior Guerra, actually," Brewers manager Craig Counsell chided during his Wednesday afternoon gaggle. He spoke with the hint of a smile, but Counsell was serious.
"He has been one of the great stories for us this year," Counsell said, meeting reporters a full five hours before Guerra and reliever Michael Blazek finished a combined two-hitter, with Guerra working the first eight innings of Milwaukee's 7-0 win over the Dodgers. "I think his experience -- it's not big league experience -- but his experience as a pitcher, and his travels, they manifest themselves on the mound.