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MILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- The Milwaukee Brewers unveiled the prize
acquisition they hope will lead them to their first postseason
appearance in 26 years on Tuesday night.
Reigning American League Cy Young Award winner C.C. Sabathia
took the mound in front of a sellout crowd of 42,533 and Ryan
Braun hit his team-leading 22nd home run to lead the Brewers to
a 7-3 win over the Colorado Rockies at Miller Park.
After coming out to a standing ovation and chants of "Let's go,
C.C." before the opening pitch, Sabathia (1-0) got off to a
shaky start, issuing two of his five walks in the first inning.
The lefthander lasted six frames, however, giving up three runs
- two earned - and five hits while striking out five.
"I had a bunch of emotions running through my head," Sabathia
said. "I wouldn't say I was nervous, more excited and amped up,
and when I get like that, I tend to throw too many balls."
The Brewers' first two batters reached base against Rockies
starter Mark Redman (2-4) in the first and Braun quickly gave
Milwaukee a 3-0 lead with a 430-foot homer.
"There was so much energy out there, it was important for us to
get ahead early," Braun said. "It kind of felt like Opening
Day. It was a lot of fun for us."
Colorado got on the board with an unearned run in the fourth and
got within 4-3 in the sixth on Yorvit Torrealba's two-run double
down the right field line.
"To get (Sabathia) out of the game after six with the lead under
his belt was a great start for him," Brewers manager Ned Yost
said. "With all the hoopla and everybody watching, it
definitely added more to the game than we're accustomed to in
the middle of the season."
In the seventh, the Brewers loaded the bases against Matt
Herges. Corey Hart, one of five National League players vying
for the 32nd spot on the All-Star roster, drew a two-out walk to
bring home Joe Dillon.
Bill Hall followed with a two-run single off Jason Grilli to
give the Brewers a 7-3 lead.
David Riske, Eric Gagne and Brian Shouse combined for three
scoreless innings to close out Sabathia's first victory with his
new team.
"It's exceeding anything I could've imagined," Sabathia said.
"I really couldn't have expected anything like this. I feel
like I came into the perfect situation."
"That was great for his first performance," Hall said of
Sabathia. "It's going to be fun."
The Brewers finalized the long-rumored deal for Sabathia by
sending prized prospect Matt LaPorta and three other minor
leaguers to the Cleveland Indians on Monday.
"We were excited to announce our trade," Yost said. "He's a
big-time, big-money pitcher, and it's only going to get more fun
and better."
Sabathia came to Milwaukee with a 6-8 record and a 3.83 ERA but
was 3-0 with 41 strikeouts over his last five starts with
Cleveland.
Colorado's Matt Holliday went 1-for-4 to extend his hitting
streak to a season-high 12 games.
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