Bravos Still On Heels Of Giants At All-Star Break - Take Two From Bucos

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Lew Burdette

County Stadium    (12-03-2022 05:49:36)       Time 2:00, 81ø, Cloudy, Light Rain, Wind: 8 MPH In from LF  Day Game

Jul 5, 1958            1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1958 Pittsburgh        0 0 1   0 0 0   0 0 0      1  5  0
1958 Milwaukee         1 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 1      2  7  3

Recap

MBr 1st: Scored 1 run on a hit.

MBr      Eddie Mathews hit a solo HR(14) to take the lead.  Pit  0 MBr 1.

Pit 3rd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Pit      Ted Kluszewski singled scoring Virdon to tie the score.  Pit  1 MBr 1.

MBr 9th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

MBr      Hank Aaron singled scoring 1 to win the game.  Pit  1 MBr 2.

MBr  Eddie Mathews: 1 for 4, HR, 2 errors.

MBr  Lew Burdette pitched a solid complete game for the win: 1 earned run, 5 hits, 1 BB, 4 K. He's 10-5 on the year.

Pit  Bob Friend went the distance and took the loss: 2 earned runs, 7 hits, 0 BB, 3 K. He drops to 9-8 on the year.

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GAME 2:

Game MVP:Joey Jay

County Stadium    (12-03-2022 05:56:54)       Time 2:45, 84ø, Wind: 5 MPH Out to LCF  Day Game

Jul 6, 1958            1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1958 Pittsburgh        0 0 0   1 1 0   0 0 0      2  4  3

1958 Milwaukee         1 1 2   2 2 0   0 1 -      9 13  0

Recap

MBr 1st: Scored 1 run on a hit.

MBr      Eddie Mathews hit a solo HR(15) to take the lead.  Pit  0 MBr 1.

MBr 2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit, and an error.

MBr      Wes Covington hit a solo HR(9).  Pit  0 MBr 2.

MBr 3rd: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.

MBr      Frank Torre tripled scoring Mantilla.  Pit  0 MBr 3.

MBr      Eddie Mathews hit a grounder scoring 1.  Pit  0 MBr 4.

Pit 4th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Pit      Bill Virdon hit a solo HR(4).  Pit  1 MBr 4.

MBr 4th: Scored 2 runs on a hit, and an error.

MBr      Del Crandall hit a 2 run HR(8).  Pit  1 MBr 6.

Pit 5th: Scored 1 run on a hit and one walk.

Pit      Bill Hall singled scoring 1.  Pit  2 MBr 6.

MBr 5th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 5 hits.

MBr      Hank Aaron hit a solo HR(16).  Pit  2 MBr 7.

MBr      Johnny Logan singled scoring 1.  Pit  2 MBr 8.

MBr 8th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits and one walk.

MBr      Frank Torre singled scoring Crandall.  Pit  2 MBr 9.

Pit  Bill Virdon: 2 for 3, HR.

MBr  Wes Covington: 2 for 3, HR, 2 runs.

MBr  Del Crandall: 2 for 4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs.

MBr  Eddie Mathews: 2 for 5, HR, 2 RBI.

MBr  Frank Torre: 3 for 5, triple, 2 RBI.

MBr  Joey Jay pitched a solid complete game for the win: 2 earned runs, 4 hits, 4 BB, 9 K. He's 5-0 on the year!

Pit  Curt Raydon pitched poorly for 5 innings and took the loss: 7 earned runs, 10 hits, 0 BB, 4 K. He's now 3-4 on the season.