--RHP Eric Gagne rejoined the club and recorded two key outs in the eighth inning. Gagne left the club in St. Louis Wednesday before the game there when his wife went into labor in Scottsdale, Ariz. She delivered a baby boy, the couple's fourth child.
--2B Ray Durham has not played since spraining his right shoulder on a swing in a game Tuesday night. But 2B Rickie Weeks was scheduled to play Friday night anyway against Pittsburgh LHP Tom Gorzelanny. --SS J.J. Hardy walked in his first at-bat Friday but went hitless in his next three trips, ending his 12-game hitting streak.
--C Jason Kendall tied a club record by starting his 121st game behind the plate. Darrell Porter started 121 games at catcher for the Brewers in 1975.
--Brewers starting pitchers are 15-5 with a 2.62 ERA over the last 25 games, including 20 quality starts over that span.
BY THE NUMBERS: 8-1 -- The Brewers' record against Pittsburgh this season, including a 6-0 mark at home.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "Our confidence is pretty high. When it's like that, good things usually happen." -- Second baseman Rickie Weeks.
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