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The first round of a highly anticipated National League showdown goes to the Milwaukee Brewers.
With the Los Angeles Dodgers riding the wave of a series win over the San Diego Padres, the Brewers, accompanied by a quality start from Logan Henderson and their arsenal of arms, hold on to a 5-1 victory over the Dodgers.
An aggressive 1-9 starting lineup for the Brewers presented a unique challenge as the southpaw Wrobleski took the mound at American Family Field.
Though Wrobleski has been known to attack the strikezone and induce a lot of contact, they would —more or less— result in outs.
The Brewers hitters would quickly figure out this familiar pattern, as they tacked on a four-spot against Wrobleski to kick off Milwaukee's home half of the first.
Two leadoff singles set the table for William Contreras to crank a three-run shot to left field.
In the previous half-inning, Contreras threw out Shohei Ohtani at second base on a stolen-base attempt to end the inning.
It took 38 pitches, but by innings end, Wrobleski had given up four earned runs on six Brewers hits and one walk.
The pitch count would drastically increase as he went on, but after giving up an RBI double to Andrew Vaughn, Wrobleski settled in.
He kept the pitch count under control, and on his 100th pitch of the game, he induced Jake Bauers to fly out to center field and capped off five innings.
In back-to-back starts dating back to May 16, the 24-year-old Henderson logged five innings of quality pitching.
Against the Dodgers, the right-hander needed just 85 pitches to generate seven strikeouts and a game-high 15 swings and misses.
Los Angeles could not generate any offense against Milaukee.
Even with the multiple instances of the leadoff runner reaching base, the Dodgers couldn't cash in.
They stranded nine men on base and went 0-7 with runners in scoring position.
To add insult to injury, Max Muncy exited the game in the eighth inning after he was struck by a 95.5 mph sinker that found his wrist.
Roberts said that Muncy's X-ray's came back negative, but noted that there was persistent swelling.
Mucny will most likely down for the next couple of days, but Roberts is hopeful that it is nothing more serious.
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With the Los Angeles Dodgers riding the wave of a series win over the San Diego Padres, the Brewers, accompanied by a quality start from Logan Henderson and their arsenal of arms, hold on to a 5-1 victory over the Dodgers.
Brewers Knock Around Wrobleski
An aggressive 1-9 starting lineup for the Brewers presented a unique challenge as the southpaw Wrobleski took the mound at American Family Field.
Though Wrobleski has been known to attack the strikezone and induce a lot of contact, they would —more or less— result in outs.
The Brewers hitters would quickly figure out this familiar pattern, as they tacked on a four-spot against Wrobleski to kick off Milwaukee's home half of the first.
Two leadoff singles set the table for William Contreras to crank a three-run shot to left field.
In the previous half-inning, Contreras threw out Shohei Ohtani at second base on a stolen-base attempt to end the inning.
It took 38 pitches, but by innings end, Wrobleski had given up four earned runs on six Brewers hits and one walk.
The pitch count would drastically increase as he went on, but after giving up an RBI double to Andrew Vaughn, Wrobleski settled in.
He kept the pitch count under control, and on his 100th pitch of the game, he induced Jake Bauers to fly out to center field and capped off five innings.
Henderson and Co. Shut Down Dodgers Offense
In back-to-back starts dating back to May 16, the 24-year-old Henderson logged five innings of quality pitching.
Against the Dodgers, the right-hander needed just 85 pitches to generate seven strikeouts and a game-high 15 swings and misses.
Los Angeles could not generate any offense against Milaukee.
Even with the multiple instances of the leadoff runner reaching base, the Dodgers couldn't cash in.
They stranded nine men on base and went 0-7 with runners in scoring position.
To add insult to injury, Max Muncy exited the game in the eighth inning after he was struck by a 95.5 mph sinker that found his wrist.
Roberts said that Muncy's X-ray's came back negative, but noted that there was persistent swelling.
Mucny will most likely down for the next couple of days, but Roberts is hopeful that it is nothing more serious.
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