Chris Capuano turned 29 yesterday. He had to be hoping that maybe that little fact would be enough to spur him out of his recent slump (since June 8th, he's 0-6 with an ERA of over 7.00). And sure enough, the Brewers staked him out to a 5-0 lead after the third inning and things were looking up. Then, in a microcosm of the Brewers season, everything fell apart. Capuano gave up five runs over the next few innings and before the Brewers knew what hit them, they were staring at a 7-6 loss to the Reds. The Brewers have now dropped ten of their past thirteen games, the were 1-5 on their recent homestand, and now they're leaving on a nine game road trip. The amazing thing is that they started this 13 game skid a game up on the NL Central, and they're still only one game behind the Cubs.
So is there any good news for the Brewers? I guess the Cubs and Cardinals being rained out last night counts, because it meant they only lost a half game on the division. Beyond that, there's not much good news. They're really sliding right now and if they keep playing like they have been, I think the NL Central race is going to turn into an anti-climax.




