MILWAUKEE -- Brewers uber-utility man Hernan Perez quietly set a Major League record in Tuesday's 9-1 win over the Reds. His 10 total bases set a new single-game standard for a player who manned shortstop and center field, surpassing another Brewer, Jose Hernandez, who logged nine total bases while playing those spots in a win over the Giants in 2001.
That statistic may sound obscure, but the value of a productive offensive player capable of holding down the two most premium defensive positions was not lost on Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell.
"The scope of what he's able to provide -- I mean, he had 10 total bases last night," Counsell said Wednesday morning.