When Champagne Gets In Your Eyes

There weren't as many crazy finishes in the second half of the Brewers 2011 campaign, but there were plenty of great moments and a National League Central Division championship.  The following are my five favorite Brewers games post all star break.

5. August 3: Brewers 10, Cardinals 5 @ Miller Park
Brewers third baseman Casey McGehee certainly had a forgettable season, but this was his day.  His three home runs fueled a big win over the Cardinals and helped launch the Brewers historic August run.

4. August 13: Brewers 1, Pirates 0 @ Miller Park
Filling in for the injured Chris Narveson, Marco Estrada held the Pirates to one hit over five innings and John Axford pitched around a ninth inning lead off triple to further the Pirates Miller Park miseries.

3. August 9: Brewers 5, Cardinals 3 @ Busch Stadium
Once again Casey McGehee played hero against the runner up Cardinals, blasting a tenth inning go ahead RBI double.  Latroy Hawkins picked up the win as part of four scoreless innings from the Milwaukee bullpen.

2. September 11: Brewers 3, Phillies 2 @ Miller Park
Corey Hart, Nyjer Morgan and Ryan Braun registered consecutive two out hits in the seventh inning to turn a 2-1 deficit in to a 3-2 lead.  Yovani Gallardo struck out twelve in picking up his sixteenth win of the season.

1. September 23: Brewers 4, Marlins 1 @ Miller Park
Ryan Braun's three run eighth inning home run snapped a one all tie and sliced the Brewers magic number to one.  A packed Miller Park stuck around to watch the Cubs finish knocking off the Cardinals, clinching the first ever National League Central championship for the Milwaukee Brewers