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ATLANTA (AP) – The Milwaukee Brewers have a new version of
Harvey's Wallbangers.
|  | | Outfielders Geoff Jenkins, right, and Jeffery Hammonds collide chasing a double by Keith Lockart in the seventh. Jenkins strained his shoulder and may miss a game or two. |
The Brewers kept up their long-ball barrage Tuesday night,
hitting three more homers while Jimmy Haynes pitched six strong
innings in a 5-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves.
Raul Casanova, Tyler Houston and Jeromy Burnitz homered for the
Brewers, who have 42 in 25 games.
Milwaukee is on pace to hit 272 homers this season, which would
shatter the franchise record of 216, set by the 1982 team that
reached the World Series.
"We've been banging the baseball," manager Davey Lopes said.
"Anybody who has seen us knows that."
Can the Brewers keep it up?
"I sure hope so," Burnitz said. "We've got some guys with
power on this team. And the other guys hit, too – not just in the
middle of the order."
Geoff Jenkins didn't homer for the Brewers after becoming only
the 22nd player in major league history to hit five in two games.
He went 2-for-2 – both singles – before leaving the game in the
seventh, shaken up by an outfield collision.
Jenkins was diagnosed with a mild sprain of his right shoulder
and may have to sit out a game or two.
Haynes (3-2), who began the game with a 6.33 ERA, retired the
first 14 Atlanta hitters, finally giving up a triple to Javy Lopez
with two outs in the fifth.
"I saw it on the boards," Haynes said. "About the fourth I
said, 'I haven't given up a hit.' But I wasn't really thinking
about it. I was just looking to win the game."
He did, allowing only two hits through six innings before
getting knocked out in the seventh.
Chipper Jones hit a solo homer just inside the pole in left and
Lopez added a two-run drive that brought the Braves to within 4-3.
But Chad Fox, David Weathers and Curtis Leskanic shut down
Atlanta the rest of the way, with Leskanic earning his third save.
"Haynes pitched good," said Andruw Jones, who was 0-for-4.
"He worked his curve and fastball in and out. We didn't hit enough
to score any runs."
After showing signs of life on a 10-game road trip, the Braves
continue to struggle offensively at Turner Field. They are
averaging 2.6 runs in 10 home games, failing to score more than
four runs in any of them.
"We had a chance to win the game," manager Bobby Cox said.
"We just couldn't get it going again."
Casanova hit a two-run homer in the fourth to give the Brewers a
3-0 lead. The next inning, Houston sent a solo shot over the
right-field wall against Kevin Millwood (1-3).
After the Braves homered their way back into the game, Burnitz
responded with his eighth of the season in the eighth against Mike
Remlinger to give the Brewers a two-run cushion.
Jenkins was hurt in a collision with center fielder Jeffrey
Hammonds, who slid trying to avoid his teammate but wound up taking
out his legs.
Jenkins went down hard on his neck and shoulders, flinging away
his glove while Hammonds retrieved the ball. Jenkins appeared
groggy as he walked off the field, rubbing his eyes and flexing his
shoulder.
Milwaukee went ahead in the third on Richie Sexson's sacrifice
fly with the bases loaded.
When Andruw Jones' throw went through to the plate, Jenkins got
caught in a rundown between first and second. Houston tried to
sneak home but was caught by the throw of second baseman Keith
Lockhart for the third out.
Things could have been worse for Millwood, who gave up seven
hits and four runs in six innings. In the fourth, third-base umpire
Paul Schrieber ruled that Andruw Jones made a diving catch in
center; replays showed he actually trapped the ball.
Jones wound up getting a double play when Burnitz ran to second,
believing the ball fell in. Jose Hernandez followed with a single
and Casanova hit his first homer of the season, sending a high
fastball over the center-field fence.
"I thought the offense has been pretty good lately," Millwood
said. "I can't blame anything on them. When you get three runs at
home, you should have a pretty good chance to win. But we
didn't."
Game notes
Despite a warm, clear night, the game drew only 24,922 – one of the smallest crowds in Turner Field history. ... In a rare
display of public emotion, Chipper Jones shattered his bat in
frustration when he popped up to end the fourth inning. ... Haynes
went home Tuesday night to sleep in his own bed. He grew up in
LaGrange, about an hour's drive from Atlanta.
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