RECAP OF HOUSTON SERIES, DBACKS @ BREWERS PREVIEW
My apologies for not recapping the final two games of the Brewers/Astros series. It was a combination of the Brewers getting beat pretty badly and me being busy. I'll recap the games now since the Crew has an off-day before welcoming the Arizona Diamondbacks to Miller Park on Tuesday.

I'm going USA Today style with the recaps. Don't you love how USA Today can boil everything down to a paragraph and a pie chart? War in Iraq, Gay Marriage, 9/11 Commission, all condensed into one paragraph and a pie chart...I love it.

Saturday: Houston 14, Milwaukee 5
This game was just an abortion. The Brewers made four errors, walked 10 batters, threw two wild pitches and had a passed ball. To sum it up in one statement: The Brewers went little league against Houston. They weren't throwing strikes, they were kicking the ball around the yard, just an ugly, ugly, performance. It's one thing to lose, but when it is a disaster like it hurts a little more. Luckily, they play 162 games and even great teams will have a game like this once and a while (although probably not nearly as embarrassing as this one).

Sunday: Houston 6, Milwaukee 1
Roger Clemens reminded everybody why at the age of 41 he is just a freak. Clemens (3-0) went 7 IP, gave up 1 ER with 7 K, 1 BB and 4 HA. His ERA actually went up from 0.66 to 0.81. The Astros also pounded out 16 hits. Chris Capuano injured his groin while running out a groundball in the second and came out of the game. The Astros took 3 of 4 from the Crew. Milwaukee is at 6-8 and is returning for the start of an eleven game homestand that will see Arizona, St. Louis, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh all make their first trips of 2004 to Brew City.

ARIZONA STARTING LINEUP
C- Bobby Estalella/Brent Mayne
1B- Richie Sexson
2B- Roberto Alomar/Matt Kata
SS- Alex Cintron
3B- Shea Hillenbrand
LF- Luis Gonzalez
CF- Steve Finley
RF- Danny Bautista

Pitching Matchups
Tuesday, 7:05 CDT
ARZ- Dessens (0-1, 8.71)
MIL - Sheets (2-0, 3.14)

Wednesday, 7:05 CDT
ARZ - Johnson (1-1, 3.27)
MIL - Davis (1-2, 5.94)

Thursday, 12:05 CDT
ARZ - Undetermined
MIL - Undetermined