The Milwaukee Brewers Take On the Boston red Sox at Fenway

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The Milwaukee Brewers Take On the Boston red Sox at Fenway

The Milwaukee Brewers want to prove that they are one of the best teams in baseball and if they hope to prove it, they will need to win against teams like the Boston Red Sox.

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In 2008, a young Brewers squad was swept by the Red Sox at Fenway Park. Following the final loss, the player who now is the face of the franchise, a 24-year-old Ryan Braun, raised eyebrows when he declared the building Brewers "didn't expect to win" against the then-defending champions.

Three years later, Braun said his comments are irrelevant as Milwaukee travels to Boston to begin a three-game Interleague series on Friday at Fenway Park.

"That's so long ago, it's not something I'm even talking about," Braun said at Wrigley Field on Thursday. "That feels like a long time ago."

It has, indeed, been a long time. Since then, the Brewers have finally added a bolstered rotation to their homegrown position players and now sit atop the National League Central. The Red Sox have remained the Red Sox, entering play Thursday with the best record in the American League. Braun said playing against Boston will be a test, but it won't be anything he and his teammates haven't already experienced this season.

"We've played a lot of good teams," Braun said. "And we don't need the national attention. It's not going to affect the way we prepare, the way we compete, the way we think about ourselves. It's just another series against a good team. It will definitely be challenging."

Although the Brewers were swept in that three-game series, there were some good memories. After all, Milwaukee's young players played at Fenway Park. Outfielder Corey Hart said he didn't look at the upcoming series as a chance to show how the Brewers have progressed in the past few years. Instead, he looked at it as another opportunity to play in one of the most historic parks in the country.

"I remember enjoying the experience there," Hart said. "We were still coming up then, and a lot of the same guys are still here. Obviously we want to go there and play better, but I don't think it's that big a factor. We just want to go there and play well."

Taking the mound for Milwaukee is a familiar opponent for Red Sox batters, right-hander Shaun Marcum (7-2, 2.68 ERA), who came to Milwaukee this offseason after spending four-plus seasons with Toronto. Marcum is 5-5 with a 4.38 ERA in 16 games (11 starts) against the Red Sox, including a 3.52 ERA at Fenway Park.

John Lackey (4-5, 7.41) gets the start for Boston as the right-hander looks to remain unbeaten since returning from the disabled list. In two starts since his return, Lackey is 2-0 and is coming off an eight-strikeout performance against the Blue Jays in his last outing.

As the Brewers pondered their designated-hitter possibilities for this weekend's series in Boston, a callup of Triple-A prospect Mat Gamel was discussed. Instead, Milwaukee decided to use a hitter already on its roster. Manager Ron Roenicke has already talked with first baseman Prince Fielder and second baseman Rickie Weeks about DH-ing for a day and might ask Braun to do the same. Mark Kotsay also could play first base or left field.

"Our team is not really built for American League parks, so it's too bad we drew the Red Sox in Boston," Kotsay said. "If we played in Milwaukee we could get Big Papi [David Ortiz] out of their lineup."

The Brewers come to Boston focused and ready to win as they take down Boston in game one.

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