MILWAUKEE -- One day after getting shut out, the Milwaukee Brewers played their own brand of power ball -- and even pitcher Yovani Gallardo got in on the act. Nike Air Max 95 Schuhe Herren . Gallardo hit one of five home runs for Milwaukee, which went back-to-back twice in a 10-4 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night. The right-hander also tossed three-hit ball over seven innings, retiring his final 13 batters while improving to 10-2 against Pittsburgh. Gallardo and Norichika Aoki hit consecutive homers in the fourth before Carlos Gomez and Yuniesky Betancourt repeated the feat in the fifth. "We came out really aggressive. Today, everyone was swinging good," Gomez said. "One through nine, even the pitchers, we can drive the ball." Jean Segura also connected for the Brewers, who added three triples and matched a season high for runs. They finished with nine extra-base hits and hit back-to-back homers twice in a game for the first time since 2005. A day earlier, Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw retired 18 consecutive batters and struck out 12 in eight dominant innings for a 2-0 victory over Milwaukee. "We turned the page today," said Segura, who hit a two-run shot in the first inning. "I feel great at the plate right now. Im relaxed and having fun." Milwaukee is 45-7 against the Pirates at Miller Park since 2007, the best record by any team against a division opponent during that stretch. "They play well here. Youve got to do some things different than we did tonight to slow down the offence. We didnt," Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle said. "We werent able to execute any part of our game plan. Zero." Gallardo (3-1) struggled with his command early but managed to settle down. He gave up two runs, one earned, struck out five and walked two. "The last start in San Diego I struggled a little bit. I had to fight for it. Today, in the first few innings, it was the same scenario but the difference today is that I was able to make an adjustment. As the game went on I was able to find that rhythm," Gallardo said. Brewers manager Ron Roenicke was glad Gallardo was able to get deep in the game. "I was looking up after three innings and hes got 60 pitches or some pretty high number," Roenicke said. "I thought he struggled with his command early. Then he got the rhythm and started throwing strikes and finished outstanding." The Pirates jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first, but Milwaukee went ahead in the bottom half on Seguras two-run shot. The Brewers added three more runs in the inning as Pittsburgh starter Wandy Rodriquez (2-1) struggled with his control, issuing four walks. Rodriguez, who entered with a 1.66 ERA, had walked only three batters in his first four starts of the season. "I had bad location. A lot of hitters I started behind in the count," Rodriguez said. "For the hitter, its easy when they know whats coming. When youre behind you throw a fastball for a strike and they know a fastball is coming and they hit it." The left-hander lasted 3 2-3 innings, giving up six hits and seven runs. He walked four, struck out two and gave up three homers. "His fastball command wasnt what he wanted," Hurdle said. "We werent able to spot the ball, get the ball where we wanted. The breaking ball didnt come into play until it was way too late. The changeup really wasnt a factor. So youre going out there without the three weapons you normally take. Youre leaving balls in the middle of the plate and you get bad results." The Pirates added a run in the third inning as they benefited from a double error by Milwaukee first baseman Martin Maldonado, who misplayed a grounder and then made an errant throw, allowing Garrett Jones to reach second base. Jones scored on Gaby Sanchezs double. Solo home runs accounted for the next four Brewers runs as they extended the lead to 9-2 after five innings. Milwaukee added a run in the seventh when Betancourt singled to drive in Gomez, who led off with a triple. Jones hit a two-run homer in the eighth for the Pirates. NOTES: Brewers first baseman Corey Hart, who hasnt played this season, returned to Milwaukee to continue his rehabilitation from January knee surgery. Hart had been working out at the Brewers complex in Phoenix. ... The Brewers hit at least three triples in a game for the eighth time in franchise history. ... Marquette mens basketball coach Buzz Williams threw out the first pitch. The Golden Eagles, who reached the Elite Eight in this years NCAA tournament, were recognized in a pregame ceremony. Nike Air Max + 2013 Schuhe Schwarz . The 17-year-old goaltender improved his record to 43-5-3 and in his last four starts hes put up a .943 save percentage to go along with a 1.90 goals-against average. Air Max 90 Damen Schwarz . The pair, undefeated since 2009, set a new worlds best time of 6:08:50 during their heat to kick off the mens pair event on Saturday. http://www.maxairde.eu/ . These days, hes enjoying the home run more and more. In his latest incarnation as Florida Marlins manager, the 80-year-old McKeon saw his team hit three more homers on Wednesday night. Nike Air Max 95 Schuhe Damen . Daniel Hudson impressed him Saturday night. Hudson, making his second start since coming off the DL, made a big impression with eight strong innings to help the Diamondbacks to a 4-2 win over the San Diego Padres. Air Max 2013 Schuhe Herren Weiß . -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive lineman Davin Joseph has a torn right patellar tendon and will undergo surgery that will sideline him for the entire season. NEW YORK -- Magic Johnson said its "ridiculous" to suggest that David Stern is racist, saying its OK to disagree with the NBA commissioner but that you "cant attack the man and what he stands for." Johnson was responding to comments made by lawyer Jeffrey Kessler, representing the NBA players association, who told the Washington Post that owners are treating players like "plantation workers" during the ongoing lockout. That was similar to the comments Bryant Gumbel made last month on his HBO show, when he said Stern "always seemed eager to be viewed as some kind of modern plantation overseer treating NBA men as if they were his boys." But Johnson said Stern has always done right by players, noting the number of blacks such himself, Michael Jordan and Isiah Thomas who have followed their Hall of Fame playing careers by going into management or ownership positions. "This league is more diverse than any other league and has more minorities in powerful positions than any other league," Johnson said during a phone interview. "Thats all about David Stern and his vision and what he wanted to do. He make sure minorities had high-ranking positions from the league office all the way down to coaches and front office people." Stern did not comment, though told the Washington Post that Kesslers conduct "is routinely despicable." Kessler planned to apologize to Stern on Wednesday morning. "The comments that I made to the Washington Post reporter were made late Monday night after a long day," he said. "Looking back at this now, my choice of words were inappropriate. I did not mean to offend. I was passionately advocating for the players. I am going to call commissioner Stern this morning and apologize for my choice of words. It is very important that the parties not have any distraction and that we all work very hard to try to reach an agreement to save the NBA season. Air Max 90 Herren Weiß. " However, former players such as Johnson and Bill Russell called the league office to support Stern, who is leading owners in a bitter dispute with the players but who has not lost their support, according to Johnson. "It was David Stern who took this league worldwide. And so those guys know it was because of David Stern and what he was able to do," Johnson said. Johnson recalled it was Stern who offered him a place in the 1992 NBA all-star game, even over some players wishes after he had retired the previous November because of HIV. And it was Stern who included Johnson that summer on the Dream Team that won the Olympic gold medal. And it was Stern, he said, who called him after Johnsons comments about Thomas in his book ignited a public feud between the longtime friends, urging Johnson to work it out. "He has always done whats right for both the players and owners. Im going to have to say this personally, David, he didnt have to do that. Thats the type of commissioner he is. "He always is looking out for the players and whats best for the league and I disagree with anybody who says hes trying to be a plantation owner. Its ridiculous were even talking about it." Stern, 69, is likely nearing his final years on the job after becoming commissioner on Feb. 1, 1984, just as Johnson and Larry Bird were renewing the longtime rivalry between the Lakers and Boston Celtics. Johnson said hes "tired of people taking shots" at Stern, especially because so many of them have jobs connected to the NBA that Stern created. So Johnson urged those criticizing Stern during the lockout to "not go to the gutter." "We should be saluting him, he shouldnt be torn down, especially something that hes not," Johnson said. "Hes a tough business man and a smart business man. Thats what hes supposed to be." ' ' '
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