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Ryan Braun in the on-deck circle at Miller Park on Sunday. Photo By John Buchel
At Monday's game there were a few fans behind me who were talking as if they would like to see the Cardinals pitcher, Chris Carpenter, continue what was at the time seven innings of no-hit baseball.
"I don't even care if they lose, that would be awesome to see," I heard one say from behind me.
I simply could get on board with this idea -- especially because the Brewers pitcher, Yovani Gallardo, had pitched what was at the time seven innings of one-hit baseball, and had not allowed any runs.
Gallardo got himself out of every jam, striking out Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols to end the inning with two men on base. He received an ovation as he left after eight innings.
When Craig Counsell singled in the seventh, those Brewers fans behind me groaned because it was only the second hit of the game, and the first recorded against Carpenter. The game was so tight that manager Ken Macha brought in closer Trevor Hoffman to secure a scoreless ninth -- he arrived in a non-save situation, and for the first time in Miller Park, without his pattened "Hells Bells" entrance.
In the bottom of the tenth, the Brewers recorded two more hits, including Bill Hall's walkoff RBI single. In the end, the Cards recorded two hits and no runs, while the Brewers recorded just three hits and one run.
This is why I've never found myself cheering for an opposing team's pitcher to throw a no-hitter.
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