Brewers' Bats, Too Much for St. Louis Cardinals

by Josh Kipnis

Milwaukee's Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder are two of the hottest topics in the National League MVP discussion.  And although postseason play cannot be considered in the debate, Braun and Fielder both proved why they are among the NL’s best hitters in the NLCS opener against the St. Louis Cardinals.

The St. Louis Cardinals’ starting pitching was dominant, to say the least, against the Philadelphia Phillies in last week’s NLDS.  St. Louis gave up just six runs and five extra-base hits in the entire 5-game series versus Philly.

The Brewers’ bats, however, were up to the test and ready to pound anyone brave enough to step foot on the rubber.  Milwaukee knocked in nine runs and muscled eight extra-base hits in their 9-6 victory over the Cards.

Six of those RBI and three of the extra-base hits came off the bats of Braun and Fielder.  Braun went 2-4 on the day with a HR, 2B, and 4 RBI while his fellow batsman went 1-3 with a HR and 2 RBI.