Wednesday Sports 6/26/19
26 June 2019 Sports
With innings in demand, Zach Davies was out of the game before the start of the fifth in an 8-3 loss to the Mariners at Miller Park that wasted a vintage night from Ryan Braun and continued Milwaukee’s recent rotation struggles. In the team’s last 30 games, Brewers starters have a 6.55 ERA. Only the Pirates have fared more poorly in that span. Milwaukee has not stacked consecutive quality starts since June 6-7.
Most of the damage against Davies came in the third inning, when Seattle strung together four consecutive extra-base hits, including Daniel Vogelbach’s two-run home run on a fastball for a 4-1 lead. The Mariners extended their advantage to 6-1 in the fourth with a pair of unearned runs after third baseman Mike Moustakas’ throwing error. The Mariners pounded out 12 hits on the night. Braun had three hits including a pair of doubles, made a sliding catch to end the first inning and threw a runner out at home in the seventh, when Jimmy Nelson made his first appearance in relief since September 2014. Nelson pitched two scoreless innings despite allowing two hits and four walks, in part because of that assist from Braun, who threw home to retire Omar Narvaez for the second out of the seventh inning, and the call stood upon review. Marco Gonzales picked up the win to improve to 9-6. He gave up three runs on eight hits in five innings. Milwaukee went hitless the rest of the way against four Seattle relievers. Adrian Houser, who’s 2-1, starts for Milwaukee tonight. First pitch is at 7:10 and the game can be heard on AM1100/98.3FM, WISS.
Meanwhile, Brewers center fielder Lorenzo Cain was in Los Angeles on Tuesday morning to undergo cryotherapy on his right thumb, the same procedure that has helped teammate Ryan Braun in recent years to overcome a shooting pain from an overactive nerve in his hand.
Elsewhere in the N.L. Central on Tuesday, the Braves edged the Cubs 3-2, Houston beat Pittsburgh 5-1, Oakland defeated St. Louis 7-3 and the Dodgers over the Reds 5-1. The Cubs remain a game ahead of the Brewers and 2 ½ games ahead of the Cardinals.
In Northwoods League action last night, the Dock Spiders lost at Wisconsin Rapids 3-1 as Fond du Lac drops to 12-16 on the season. The two teams meet again tonight at Rapids.
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