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The Milwaukee Brewers had a 4-0 lead on the Minnesota Twins through two innings, but somehow they managed to lose, 8-6.
This was a hitter-friendly game, to say the least, and it's one that was extremely unkind to Shane Drohan and Antonio Senzatela.
Milwaukee's pitching staff allowed 13 hits, and only one of those was against Bryse Wilson, a guy who pitched the final three innings. Wilson, despite making his first appearance of the month, was as sharp as ever.
In the end, though, the Brewers left eight runners stranded and were just 2-for-11 with runners in scoring position. For once, there's plenty of blame to be placed on the pitching staff as six runs should've been more than enough for the Brewers to win their fourth straight. Instead, they fell to 72-44.
Manager Pat Murphy had to make the decision to demote Brandon Sproat to Triple-A, a decision that became a bit easier knowing they just acquired Dustin May and Kyle Harrison was on his way back.
That said, is there a case to be made that Sproat should be in the big leagues over Drohan? Ultimately, it's far too early to tell. This was a rare off night for Drohan, someone who consistently gave this team innings and seldom allowed the numbers that he did on Friday, Aug. 7.
Drohan gave up nine hits in five innings, and all six runs against him were earned. Not only that, but he allowed a pair of homers and walked as many batters (four) as he struck out.
To say it was an off night would be an understatement, but it couldn't have come at a worse time. This loss stings a lot less if the Brewers just lost 8-0, but instead, they gave up six unanswered before plating two themselves in the fifth, but then failed to get anyone across in the final four innings.
The most frustrating part of all of this is the fact that Drohan got bailed out with a no-decision. Despite allowing six runs, Milwaukee tied things up, 6-6, before Senzatela came into the ballgame.
Senzatela looked great in his first five pitches as that's all it took to record the first two outs of the inning. From there, things went downhill.
In his next 11 pitches, he would allow a pair of doubles and a single. Minnesota reclaimed the lead, 8-6, and that would be all she wrote, despite Milwaukee's offense having chances to get more runs across late.
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This was a hitter-friendly game, to say the least, and it's one that was extremely unkind to Shane Drohan and Antonio Senzatela.
Milwaukee's pitching staff allowed 13 hits, and only one of those was against Bryse Wilson, a guy who pitched the final three innings. Wilson, despite making his first appearance of the month, was as sharp as ever.
In the end, though, the Brewers left eight runners stranded and were just 2-for-11 with runners in scoring position. For once, there's plenty of blame to be placed on the pitching staff as six runs should've been more than enough for the Brewers to win their fourth straight. Instead, they fell to 72-44.
What happened to Drohan?
Manager Pat Murphy had to make the decision to demote Brandon Sproat to Triple-A, a decision that became a bit easier knowing they just acquired Dustin May and Kyle Harrison was on his way back.
That said, is there a case to be made that Sproat should be in the big leagues over Drohan? Ultimately, it's far too early to tell. This was a rare off night for Drohan, someone who consistently gave this team innings and seldom allowed the numbers that he did on Friday, Aug. 7.
Drohan gave up nine hits in five innings, and all six runs against him were earned. Not only that, but he allowed a pair of homers and walked as many batters (four) as he struck out.
To say it was an off night would be an understatement, but it couldn't have come at a worse time. This loss stings a lot less if the Brewers just lost 8-0, but instead, they gave up six unanswered before plating two themselves in the fifth, but then failed to get anyone across in the final four innings.
Two-out damage against Senzatela
The most frustrating part of all of this is the fact that Drohan got bailed out with a no-decision. Despite allowing six runs, Milwaukee tied things up, 6-6, before Senzatela came into the ballgame.
Senzatela looked great in his first five pitches as that's all it took to record the first two outs of the inning. From there, things went downhill.
In his next 11 pitches, he would allow a pair of doubles and a single. Minnesota reclaimed the lead, 8-6, and that would be all she wrote, despite Milwaukee's offense having chances to get more runs across late.
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