More: Hart Elected to All-Star Game

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• Ned Yost and Corey Hart
• Dave Bush
• Gabe Kapler
• Bill Hall
• Brewers owner Mark Attanasio

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The Brewers were definitely in a mood to celebrate after Thursday's game against the Rockies and why not?  Milwaukee had just blown out Colorado 11-1 and Corey Hart won the All-Star Game Final Vote to secure a spot on the National League team.  The Brewers scored six runs in the fourth inning en route to the victory over the Rockies at Miller Park.  The win splits the four-game series with Colorado.  Brewers starter Dave Bush struck out 13 Rockies as he picked up his fifth win of the season.

"I'm not typically a high strikeout guy but as I was going I knew I had more than usual," Bush said.

Click here to hear more about what Bush had to say about his performance.

While talking to the media in the Brewers interview room, Hart was ambushed by his teammates with a beer shower to celebrate the occasion of Hart making the All-Star Game.

"I think this team is a team that likes to find reasons to celebrate and Corey is the easiest guy in the world to be happy for," said Brewers outfielder Gabe Kapler.

Click here to hear more about what Kapler said about the win.

After getting stymied by Glendon Rusch on Wednesday, this time the Brewers were able to knock around a former Brewer southpaw in Jorge De La Rosa.  After tying the game at 1 in the third inning, Milwaukee sent ten batters to the plate in the fourth inning.  Kapler doubled home Bill Hall to start the scoring in the frame.  Rickie Weeks then brought Kapler home with another double. 

The scoring continued when Ryan Braun blooped in a single to left field to score Mike Rivera and Weeks.  Prince Fielder picked up the final two RBI of the inning with a triple down the right field line.  That triple scored J.J. Hardy and Braun.

"We just kind of put it together there a little bit and got a head of steam and put some runs on the board which as nice," said Brewers manager Ned Yost.

Click here to hear more about what Yost had to say about the victory.

Bush (5-8) continued his dominance at home with another solid start.  The Brewers starting pitcher threw 8 innings and gave up just four hits and one run to the Rockies.  Bush's 13 strikeouts set a new career high.  He struck out 11 back in 2004 against the Yankees.  Bush's ERA on May 22 stood at 6.56 and now sits at 4.47. 

"He had a great game," Yost said.  "He commanded his pitches.  He just did not make any mistakes."

Also, Bush did not walk a batter for the second straight start.  In his last two starts, he has 20 strikeouts and no walks.  It was the sixth straight start that Bush did not give a home run.

"He just kept throwing strikes even though his pitch count got to what it was, it wasn't til the 8th inning," said Rockies manager Clint Hurdle. "He handled us.  He controled our bat speed today."

Back on April 27, Bush was sent down to Triple-A after having a 6.75 ERA during that month.  He was brought back up on May 2 when Yovani Gallardo went down with a torn ACL.

"He's so mentally tough and his ability to overcome like that is so impressive," Kapler said. "He's an easy guy to root for,"

Corey Hart made a late push for votes in the All-Star Game Final Vote as he homered to left field in the seventh inning.  Kapler added another run in that inning with a double to score Hall.  Hardy went long in the eighth inning to add two more runs for the Brewers.

Kapler led the Brewers with three hits, all doubles, while Braun, Hardy and Weeks each had two.  Braun also had three RBI to reach 65 for the season.

Colorado got on the board first when Clint Barmes singled home Willy Taveras in the first inning.  Taveras reached on an infield single then stole and went to third when the throw by Brewers catcher Mike Rivera went into center field.

De La Rosa (3-5) was charged with the loss as he gave up nine hits and seven runs in 3 2/3 innings of work.  The southpaw struck out five and walked two.

The Brewers start a three-game series against the Reds on Friday at Miller Park.  Southpaw Manny Parra (8-2, 3.85) is back on the bump for the Brewers against Josh Fogg (1-2, 8.39) for Cincinnati.

Notes: With Bush striking out 13 hitters on Thursday which is a day after Ben Sheets struck out 11, it was the first time two Brewers starting pitchers to have at least ten strikeouts in back-to-back games since 1987.  That's when Juan Nieves and Teddy Higuera each struck ten in consecutive games.  The Brewers have now homered in ten straight games after Hart homered in the seventh.  That is the longest streak of the year for the team.