By LAURA MEDINA, STATS Writer

While posting their best start in a decade, the Milwaukee Brewers
have capitalized on every opportunity - even in extra innings.

The Brewers will try to extend their successful season-opening run
when they continue their three-game series against the Cincinnati
Reds on Wednesday night at Miller Park.

Milwaukee has won six of its first seven games for the first time
since 1998. Another win Wednesday would give the Brewers their best
start to a season since opening 17-1 in 1987.

The Brewers won Tuesday's series opener 3-2 on a 10th-inning RBI-
single from Rickie Weeks. Weeks' heroics gave Milwaukee its fourth
straight win, and bailed out closer Eric Gagne after he gave up Corey
Patterson's game-tying homer in the ninth.


Gagne, who signed a one-year, $10 million contract in the offseason,
has blown two saves in three chances. He entered 2008 with just 10
blown saves in 187 career opportunities.

While Gagne struggled, the Brewers' offense - averaging more than 10
hits and six runs per game - continued its success at the plate.

Shortstop J. J. Hardy had three hits and scored two runs, while Bill
Hall hit his third homer of the season.

"We won, that is the most important thing," said starter Jeff Suppan,
who limited the Reds to one run and six hits in seven
innings. "That's our favorite letter of the alphabet, the W, any way
you can get it."

Dave Bush (0-1, 10.13 ERA) looks to follow up Suppan's strong
performance after a rough start to 2008. The right-hander gave up six
runs and six hits, while walking a career-high five batters in 5 1-3
innings of a 6-3 loss to the Cubs at Chicago on Thursday.

"I'm going to give up quite a few hits. That's always the case," Bush
told the Brewers' official Web site. "As long as I can limit my
walks, I'm all right. When I put guys on base in front of those hits,
I make it a lot more difficult for myself."

Bush is 1-2 with an 8.64 ERA in seven career starts against the Reds
(4-4).

Tuesday's loss was the second straight for Cincinnati, which will
send Josh Fogg (0-1, 13.50) to the mound Wednesday.

The right-hander struggled at home against Philadelphia last Friday,
yielding six runs, five hits, and three walks in four innings of a
rain-soaked 8-4 loss.

"You can't control the weather," said Fogg, who was making his Reds
debut after spending the previous two seasons with Colorado. "I just
made poor pitches. I didn't get strike one, and I put my team in a
hole. It's hard to come back when you're down three in the first."

Fogg is 6-4 with a 3.74 ERA in 15 career games against the Brewers.



Series at a Glance
Cincinnati 2
Milwaukee 3
Tue, Apr 8 - Final 10th

Cincinnati at
Milwaukee
Wed, Apr 9 - 8:05 pm ET

Cincinnati at
Milwaukee
Thu, Apr 10 - 1:05 pm ET