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Bush Loses No-Hit Bid In 8th

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By COLIN FLY

The Associated Press

Published: June 20, 2008

MILWAUKEE - Dave Bush remained alone, sitting down the clubhouse hall in an equipment room, where players can grab cool drinks between innings.

The quiet righty never watches his teammates hit while he's pitching. He can't see the field and can't hear the chatter, but he knew the situation.

Bush took a no-hit bid into the eighth inning before it was broken up by the player he was traded for, and the Milwaukee Brewers barely held off Toronto 8-7 Thursday.

"I always know. I always know if I've had guys on base and given up hits," Bush said. "I would say it's probably after the sixth that I actually start thinking about it. The game starting to wind down, and you kind of see what happens."
Lyle Overbay opened the eighth by slicing a triple just beyond the reach of diving left fielder Ryan Braun. Bush (3-7) was dealt to the Brewers in 2005 for Overbay, but said he'd never seen him play before this series.

"Somebody had to do it," said Overbay, who was a fan favorite during his two seasons in Milwaukee. "That's the last thing you want to do, is get no- hit. Somebody was going to do it. We were hitting it. He was doing a good job, but somebody was bound to get on base."
Joe Inglett hit a two-out grand slam that highlighted the Blue Jays' six-run rally in the ninth. After giving up an infield hit, Salomon Torres struck out Matt Stairs for his 10th save to complete the Brewers' sweep.

"It wasn't nerve-racking at all," Brewers manager Ned Yost said before breaking out a dishonest smile. "I got a little nervous ... but I knew I had Torres out there and we would be in pretty good shape."

Bush gave up two hits, struck out two and walked one.

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