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The Milwaukee Brewers offense looked dreadful once again, but thankfully they came to life late against the Cincinnati Reds.
Highlighted by the unexpected, a Joey Ortiz home run, the Brewers improved to 51-31 on the year and are now 4-0 on the year against the Reds.
Robert Gasser struggled in the first inning, and things weren't looking too great when he gave up a two-run homer to Elly De La Cruz in the fifth.
Thankfully, the Brewers seem to have put an end to their runners in scoring position drought as they were 2-for-9 in this one, but those two hits sure made a big difference.
Brewers manager Pat Murphy went for broke as he brought in Christian Yelich, Jake Bauers, and David Hamilton to pinch hit. Yelich kept the ball rolling with a walk and later Bauers drove in a run for his 49th of the season.
If that wasn't enough, Brice Turang hit a monstrous 418-foot homer to dead center in the bottom of the seventh. Turang had been slumping quite a bit recently, so that solo shot was absolutely what was needed to try and get him back on track heading into the All-Star break.
Then, the unthinkable happened. David Hamilton nearly reached base on a sacrifice bunt, but even with two outs in the bottom of the eighth, Ortiz crushed a 412-footer to nearly the same spot Turang did an inning earlier.
It was just Ortiz's second homer of the year, but it sure couldn't have come at a better time. With that, the Brewers led 5-3 and never looked back.
Chad Patrick came into this game with the Brewers trailing 3-0, and at that point, it seemed like he may be in for the long haul.
Patrick has had his fair share of struggles recently as well, but he recorded a massive three-pitch strikeout to close the book on Gasser's night, then recorded another three outs, throwing 18 strikes in 21 pitches.
Aaron Ashby did his thing, throwing 11 strikes in 15 pitches as he recorded a strikeout and put in another solid inning of work. From there, Trevor Megill took over and slammed the door shut on any potential Reds comeback. Megill worked a quick and efficient inning, one that put the Brewers' mini-losing streak behind them.
There's still plenty of things to be worked out, but Megill picked up his 11th save of the season and somehow, Ashby improved to 11-1 on the year with all of his appearances being in relief.
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Highlighted by the unexpected, a Joey Ortiz home run, the Brewers improved to 51-31 on the year and are now 4-0 on the year against the Reds.
Robert Gasser struggled in the first inning, and things weren't looking too great when he gave up a two-run homer to Elly De La Cruz in the fifth.
Thankfully, the Brewers seem to have put an end to their runners in scoring position drought as they were 2-for-9 in this one, but those two hits sure made a big difference.
All Five Runs in Final Three Innings
Brewers manager Pat Murphy went for broke as he brought in Christian Yelich, Jake Bauers, and David Hamilton to pinch hit. Yelich kept the ball rolling with a walk and later Bauers drove in a run for his 49th of the season.
If that wasn't enough, Brice Turang hit a monstrous 418-foot homer to dead center in the bottom of the seventh. Turang had been slumping quite a bit recently, so that solo shot was absolutely what was needed to try and get him back on track heading into the All-Star break.
Then, the unthinkable happened. David Hamilton nearly reached base on a sacrifice bunt, but even with two outs in the bottom of the eighth, Ortiz crushed a 412-footer to nearly the same spot Turang did an inning earlier.
It was just Ortiz's second homer of the year, but it sure couldn't have come at a better time. With that, the Brewers led 5-3 and never looked back.
Bullpen Finally Was Reliable
Chad Patrick came into this game with the Brewers trailing 3-0, and at that point, it seemed like he may be in for the long haul.
Patrick has had his fair share of struggles recently as well, but he recorded a massive three-pitch strikeout to close the book on Gasser's night, then recorded another three outs, throwing 18 strikes in 21 pitches.
Aaron Ashby did his thing, throwing 11 strikes in 15 pitches as he recorded a strikeout and put in another solid inning of work. From there, Trevor Megill took over and slammed the door shut on any potential Reds comeback. Megill worked a quick and efficient inning, one that put the Brewers' mini-losing streak behind them.
There's still plenty of things to be worked out, but Megill picked up his 11th save of the season and somehow, Ashby improved to 11-1 on the year with all of his appearances being in relief.
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