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06-20-2005, 07:23 AM
<b>Miller Park a relief after team goes 13-25 on the road</b>
TORONTO -- The Brewers were happy to be headed home Sunday night after another mostly dismal road trip. Somewhere along the line, the manager said, they're going to have to learn to win away from Miller Park.
"We feel good playing in front of our fans," manager Ned Yost said. "We definitely feel the excitement level playing at home that you don't feel on the road. But, still, being Major League baseball players, you've got to be able to generate your own focus and concentration from the game itself."
The team has struggled to do that this season. Even after a win Saturday, the Brewers entered Sunday's series finale in Toronto 17-12 at home versus 13-25 on the road. They averaged 4.55 runs in their 29 home games versus 3.97 in their first 38 games on the road, and posted an OPS (on-base plus slugging percentages) about 60 points higher at home. They won just two of their first 12 road series.
"They know that they've been struggling on the road," Yost said. "They don't feel good about it and they don't want it. They're a bunch of kids who play hard and they want to win. When they go through a little adversity, they do struggle. They just have to learn with it, relax, keep an even keel."
Only terrace reserved tickets remain for the four-game series against the Cubs, which begins Monday night. Brewers newcomer Tomo Ohka is scheduled to make his home debut for the Brewers against the Cubs' Greg Maddux at 7:05 p.m. CT.
TORONTO -- The Brewers were happy to be headed home Sunday night after another mostly dismal road trip. Somewhere along the line, the manager said, they're going to have to learn to win away from Miller Park.
"We feel good playing in front of our fans," manager Ned Yost said. "We definitely feel the excitement level playing at home that you don't feel on the road. But, still, being Major League baseball players, you've got to be able to generate your own focus and concentration from the game itself."
The team has struggled to do that this season. Even after a win Saturday, the Brewers entered Sunday's series finale in Toronto 17-12 at home versus 13-25 on the road. They averaged 4.55 runs in their 29 home games versus 3.97 in their first 38 games on the road, and posted an OPS (on-base plus slugging percentages) about 60 points higher at home. They won just two of their first 12 road series.
"They know that they've been struggling on the road," Yost said. "They don't feel good about it and they don't want it. They're a bunch of kids who play hard and they want to win. When they go through a little adversity, they do struggle. They just have to learn with it, relax, keep an even keel."
Only terrace reserved tickets remain for the four-game series against the Cubs, which begins Monday night. Brewers newcomer Tomo Ohka is scheduled to make his home debut for the Brewers against the Cubs' Greg Maddux at 7:05 p.m. CT.