Hart, Fielder homer in Brewers' 3-2 win
MILWAUKEE -- Braden Looper was upset he'd let down his grandfather. Corey Hart picked up his hurting teammate.
While most of the Brewers took Thursday off to rest, Looper attended a funeral for 84-year-old LaVerne Looper of Granite, Okla., the man who bought Braden his first Wilson A2000 glove and took him to a pitching camp at Wichita State, where he eventually played college baseball.
Hart homered in the seventh after Looper left and the veteran right-hander outpitched Johnny Cueto to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 3-2 victory over Cincinnati on Friday night, snapping the Reds' four-game winning streak.
"Essentially, he was my father, he was the guy who got me started in baseball. That home run by Corey was a gift," Looper said. "I got that two-run lead and I was feeling pretty good. I'm glad that mistake didn't cost me the game."
The Brewers, who had hit .204 with just two homers while going 1-5 in their last six games, only had three hits, but two of them left the ballpark.
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May 30, 2009 at 9:04 a.m.
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