Manager Ken Macha said he expects his Nos. 

--LHP R. 

The Brewers rotation was a major concern in the first week but the starters have settled down, turning in four consecutive quality starts. 

Pedro Feliz homered and drove in three runs, Jamie Moyer pitched six-plus effective innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Milwaukee Brewers 11-4 Tuesday night. 

As Todd Coffey's throwing partner, Seth McClung has a pretty good idea of - at least partially - what's made his fellowMilwaukeeBrewers reliever so effective this season. 

Joe Blanton was solid down the stretch in a steady Philadelphia Phillies' rotation in 2008 and was even better in the postseason, particularly in their NL division series clincher against the Milwaukee Brewers. 

In a lineup filled with big hitters, Pedro Feliz is giving the Philadelphia Phillies a strong presence at the bottom of the order. 

ON DECK 

To borrow a phrase from an oldMilwaukeeBrewers marketing slogan, outfielder Ryan Braun is taking things national. 

Nick Swisher said something his former skipper didn't like, but Ken Rosenthal says Ozzie Guillen is just overreacting. 

No wonder sorting out his bullpen was on Ken Macha's mind before his Miller Park debut as manager of theMilwaukeeBrewers. 

In a year when the state's sports teams blew leads, lost close games and, for the most part, suffered disappointing seasons, it would be easy to declare the past 12 months a disaster and quickly move on. 

The Brewers have played only 12 games, but manager Ken Macha already is at a loss for words to describe the work of reliever Todd Coffey. 

--RHP Todd Coffey had not batted in a major-league game since 2005 before executing a perfect sacrifice bunt in the ninth inning Sunday in New York, leading to an insurance run in a 4-2 victory that he closed with 2 2/3 scoreless innings. 

The Brewers' rotation was a major concern in the first week but the starters have settled down, turning in four consecutive quality starts.