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Article: BREWERS 5, NATIONALS 2; Starting to turn around; McClung delivers; Branyan called up
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- May 25, 2008
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Washington -- The Milwaukee Brewers hoped they took steps
Saturday night to improve both their thin starting pitching and
inconsistent offense.
The first move was giving the ball to big right-hander Seth
McClung, who moved out of the bullpen to pitch five solid innings in
a 5-2 victory over the Washington Nationals.
The second move came after the game, when the Brewers called up
veteran third baseman Russell Branyan from Class AAA Nashville.
Manager Ned Yost said he planned to start Branyan today in place of
Bill Hall, who has struggled badly against right-handed pitchers.
Branyan, who left the Nashville club in Memphis earlier in the
evening to drive back and get his belongings, was batting ...