Rengifo's bat sets tone as Crew cruises past Friars at quarter-mark of season
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MILWAUKEE -- It might feel like Opening Day was just yesterday, but a quarter of the Brewers’ regular season was in the books after they beat the Padres, 7-1, on Thursday afternoon at American Family Field.
Kyle Harrison threw five scoreless innings and Luis Rengifo matched his season high with three RBIs in his third straight multi-hit game, as the Brewers (24-17) pushed seven games over .500 for the first time with their fifth straight series win or split.
Rengifo set the right tone by making a slick fielding play to save a run in the first inning before knocking a two-run single in the bottom of the frame to continue his most productive stretch since signing a free-agent deal with the Brewers just as Spring Training was getting underway. By going 7-for-12 over his last three games, Rengifo added 41 points to his batting average just like that.