--C Carlos Corporan made his big-league debut Wednesday in relief of C Jason Kendall in a 15-3 romp in Cincinnati. 

Shortstop J. 

After a slow start to the season, the Milwaukee Brewers are finally starting to resemble last season's NL wild card team. 

After a slow start to the season, the Milwaukee Brewers are finally starting to resemble last season's NL wild card team. 

May 5, 2009 (Akron Beacon Journal delivered byNewstex) -- 

Ryan Braun began his career night with a grand slam off Cincinnati's starting pitcher, then completed it with a two-run single off the Reds' shortstop. 

Ian Snell's bloated pitch count from a previous outing caught up with him Tuesday night in thePirates 8-5 loss against the Milwaukee Brewers. 

May 6, 2009 (AOL Weblogs delivered byNewstex) --by Pat Lackey When you watch your favorite Baseball team get swept by another team, the general reaction of most fans is say something along the lines of, "I'm not sure we'll ever beat that team ever again. 

May 6, 2009 (Baseball Musings delivered byNewstex) -- 

??? How they scored 

--SS J. 

The Brewers' starting pitching, which figured to be a weak spot at the start of the season, actually has been solid. 

Third baseman Bill Hall expressed no regrets Tuesday about his injury-inducing adventure in left field the previous evening. 

Strong pitching helped carry Cincinnati on its latest successful road trip. 

The Pittsburgh Pirates can only hope that one losing streak of 17 doesn't lead to another.