Doesn't it seem like just yesterday that the Brewers' biggest worry was a vaguely controversial scoring decision that may or may not have cost CC Sabathia a no-hitter? It wasn't yesterday, but it was only two weeks ago that the Brewers held a 5 1/2 game lead over the field in the NL wild-card race. Today, it's all gone after a double-header sweep at the hands of the Philies.With the sweep today, the Phillies completed a four-game sweep of the Brewers that's brought them back from an exile nearly as deep as the one they bounced out of last year to win the NL East. In the first game today, they fell behind 3-1 early before four runs in the seventh off of Guillermo Mota and Brian Shouse. In the nightcap they jumped all over Jeff Suppan and cruised to a 6-1 lead behind a complete game from Brett Myers.
And the Brewers? They can't do anything right at the moment. They draw the Cubs (six games), Pirates, and Reds for their final 12 games while the Phillies have six against the Braves and one series with the Marlins and Nationals. Don't look now, but in two weeks the Brewers have gone from the overwhelming favorites in the NL wild-card race to decided underdogs.
