MILWAUKEE -- Yoshinobu Yamamoto watched as Jackson Chourio sent the first pitch he threw sailing into the visitors' bullpen in right field . As the Brewers' home crowd erupted in jubilation at their team's first lead of the series, it was reminiscent of the lone other time Yamamoto had faced the Crew.

Three months earlier, Yamamoto didn't make it out of the first inning for the first time in his Major League career on July 7 at American Family Field. That night, the Brewers alternated between being aggressive early in counts and grinding out at-bats, drawing a pair of walks and notching four hits while ambushing Yamamoto for five runs (three earned) in two-thirds of an inning.

Unlike that prior start, Yamamoto did not let things speed up on him. His first start against the Brewers wa

See Full Page