Studies have shown that one way to get a team out of a funk is to inject a little sibling rivalry into the equation. It's science, people. Muskies manager Todd Bergstrom had apparently been pouring over this study in his study all week, as the first two-thirds of the lineup card read like this.

1. Henkemeyer, K.

2. Henkemeyer, A.

3. Rost, Na.

4. Rost, Ni.

5. Bergstrom, K.

6. Bergstrom, T.

If only we still had the Carpentiers, we'd be like Spring Hill---or even Lonsdale back in the day.

Points were given and taken away on a semi ad hoc basis in the Battle of the Bros, and while no one knows the final tally, the smart money is on the Henkemeyer clan. Not only because Dad (K. Henkemeyer) had three doubles, four runs, and played a solid short, but because little/big brother, Rory's Uncle (A. Henkemeyer), threw a CG, fanned ten, and socked a majestic dinger in the 9th. Na. Rost single-handedly carried the Rost Bros to a decisive second place finish with his four knocks (two doubles, two hustle singles). Scores are still being tabulated for the Bergstroms; it all depends on whether or not the post-game festivities count. TBD.

In the 5th inning, the BotB played out like this:

KH, double.

AH, out.

NaR, double.

NiR, out.

KB, double.

TB, out.

According to StatCast (i.e., my brain), that's the first time that's ever happened; the brother-double-brother-out combo, that is.

Other guys did things too, but it doesn't fit with the BotB theme, so I'm not gonna talk about them. Except for D. Bergstrom incorporating a powerful leg-kick into his swing, that deserves to be mentioned.

And, hey, by the way, we won by a score of 12-1. If we do that again on Sunday morning, it's called a "winning streak."

We play two at the Tank on Sunday, both against Shakopee. First game begins at 12PM, the second to follow sometime thereafter. Seeya then.