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Arizona Diamondbacks' John McDonald is greeted at home plate, after hitting a three-run home run against the Milwaukee Brewers, by teammates Wade Miley , Konrad Schmidt and Paul Goldschmidt during the third inning of a baseball game, Saturday, May 26, 2012, in Phoenix.

Arizona Diamondbacks' Gerardo Parra can't hold on to a base hit by Milwaukee Brewers' Edwin Maysonet during the second inning of a baseball game, Saturday, May 26, 2012, in Phoenix.

I feel like all I've been doing lately is saying it's too early to panic about the Brewers' season.

That's when the Victorian novelist told readers, "it was the best of the times; it was the worst of times." Dickens may have had Diamondbacks' right-hander Ian Kennedy in mind, because 2012 has began as the worst of times.

Each pitcher starting Saturday night for the Brewers and D-backs is 5-1, but only one of them has the name recognition most would expect with that kind of record.

Yovani Gallardo tossed 7 1/3 strong innings of one-run ball and the Milwaukee Brewers knocked off the Arizona Diamondbacks, 7-1, in the opener of a three-game set at Chase Field.

Growing up in Umatilla, Fla., Lucroy was around 10 years old and playing Little League when his father, Steve, asked him perhaps the most important question he's ever been asked.

Next week, Six The Hard Way will feature the Men of May, the top 6 performers of the month, but for now, lets focus on the hottest and nottest over the past 7-14 days.

They can only hope that catcher Jonathan Lucroy stays hot in the desert heat. The catcher is 7th in the Majors in hitting.

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The last time the Arizona Diamondbacks and Milwaukee Brewers met, one game separated both teams from the NL championship series.

After hitting .206 in April,the White Sox's Dayan Viciedo has rebounded in May by hitting .281 with four homers and 11 RBI.

Aramis Ramirez hit a three-run double in a six-run first inning, Jonathan Lucroy added a two-run homer in the second and the Milwaukee Brewers rocked Barry Zito again at Miller Park in an 8-5 win over the San Francisco... Justin Upton and Ryan Roberts homered and every Arizona starter had at least one hit as the Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles ... (more)

The Seminoles swept the Yellow Jackets in the regular season and lost only six conference games this year, but that dominance was not evident in the ACC Baseball Tournament opener.

MILWAUKEE -- Any team that clings to .500 by definition has systematic faults. The Giants ' are clear.

Jon Niese pitched into the eighth inning, David Wright hit an RBI double and the Mets defeated the Pirates, 3-1, on Wednesday in the finale of a three-game series.

If you could sum up the Brewers' season in one inning, it might be the first frame of Wednesday's 8-5 victory over the Giants.

Aramis Ramirez hit a three-run double in the first inning, Jonathan Lucroy added a two-run homer in the second as Milwaukee built an eight-run lead, and the Brewers rocked Barry Zito again at Miller Park in an 8-5 win over... Aramis Ramirez hit a three-run double in the first inning, Jonathan Lucroy added a two-run homer in the second as Milwaukee ... (more)

Aramis Ramirez hit a three-run double in the first inning, Jonathan Lucroy added a two-run homer in the second as Milwaukee built an eight-run lead, and the Brewers rocked Barry Zito again at Miller Park in an 8-5 win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday.

I'm a multitasker. For me, that means keeping one earbud in and listening to the Brewers while finishing up "Seinfeld" Season 7 with the soon-to-be Mrs., all while using my Droid to keep an eye on my Twitter timeline.