Team Wisco snagged a tight 3-2 victory over Team Milwaukee in the first-ever Brewers Alumni Legends Game yesterday at American Family Field, but honestly, the biggest win was seeing zero injuries after that nail-biter. The whole place erupted for the most unexpected moment, and it came from a guy you wouldn’t pick in a million years to be the slugger.
The Legend Who Swung For The Fences
Can you believe it? Randy Wolf, a dude who spent three years pitching for the Brewers and even won a National League Championship Series, stepped up to the plate and absolutely tattooed a two-run homer in the second inning! He mashed it off left-hander Doug Davis, and the guy himself was shocked. “I don’t think there was anybody that thought that was going to happen,” Wolf said. Pitchers hitting homers is rare enough, but Wolf only had five total dingers in his entire 16-year career. Get this: he never hit one as a Brewer, even though his first career blast was in Milwaukee back in 2002 at Miller Park off Jimmy Oston. Wolf joked he “have to come back as an old man to hit one.” Before Wolf’s heroics, Team Wisco scratched across their first run on a Casey McGehee single to right off the 2004 All-Star Dan Kolb. This whole thing is pure gold, seeing these guys relive those old times.
Web Gems and A Tense Finish
McGehee wasn’t done making an impact, though. He made the play of the game on defense, diving hard to his left at third base to snag a scorching Ryan Braun line drive in the first inning. What a turn-around from last year, right? He couldn’t even homer in the alumni home run derby then! The final inning, the third, got wild. Team Milwaukee clawed their way within 3-0 and loaded the bases. Manager Garth Iorg brought in the perfect guy, 2017 All-Star closer Corey Knebel, to shut it down. Knebel got two straight grounders, but an error on the first one kept the door open. “I had the adrenaline going,” Knebel admitted. That brought up Braun again, but the former MVP couldn’t deliver one of his classic clutch moments, grounding out. Knebel then got Richie Sexson to bounce out, sealing the 3-2 win for Team Wisco. Talk about drama!
Even after the Brewers dropped a 5-2 clunker to the Colorado Rockies earlier in the day, a bit more than half of the 37,089 fans stuck around for this alumni showdown. And it was worth it! Beyond the big hits and defensive plays like Brad Boxberger making nice catches in right, Carlos Villanueva striking out Eric Thames, or Jonathan Lucroy motoring home on McGehee’s hit the vibe was just awesome. “So much fun,” Braun said. “Grateful for the opportunity.” Seeing different generations connect, watching these legends get back on the field, it’s clear nobody takes these moments for granted. It’s about remembering the past, celebrating the present, and looking forward to more legendary reunions.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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