OBSERVATION OF THE DAY. Yovani Gallardo 1, Pirates 0.

“Hitting: Gallardo. Pitching: Gallardo. Any questions?”

That was the opening statement from Brewers manager Ken Macha before adding his thoughts on Gallardo’s recent run.

“Pretty much lights out,” Macha said. “We really needed him to get that far in the game with the amount of bullpen use we’ve had recently.

“If you’re going to classify somebody an ace pitcher, that’s somebody that goes out there and tells the bullpen, ‘Take a rest for the day.’ And he certainly has done that.”