Atomic RoadRunners

Prince Fielder hit a walkoff homer off T.J. Beam in the bottom of the ninth to give the Brewers a 7-5 win over the Pirates on Tuesday. Matt Capps was never used, even though he hadn’t pitched since Saturday. Instead, it was left to Beam to face the top of the order in the ninth. He retired Mike Cameron and Ray Durham, but Ryan Braun delivered an infield single and Fielder quickly ended it with a blast to right. ielder knew from the moment he made contact that he had hit his 34th homer and picked up RBI No. 99 and 100. He had been 0-4 with two strikeouts. “Dale just said: ‘No matter how you start the game, you always can win it in the ninth,’” Fielder said, referring to interim manager Dale Sveum. “Before I had two chances but I struck out.” Fielder untucked his shirt rounding first base and was mobbed by teammates at home plate. “Whether you do good or bad, usually whenever you just let your talent show, sometimes you might get them, sometimes you don’t, but at least after the game you can sleep at night, knowing you’ve been aggressive,” Fielder said. He has six homers and 19 RBI in 20 games this month. The win keeps the Brewers one game back of the Mets in the wild card. (Rotoworld, CBS Sports)

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