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The Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Athletics on Wednesday, 4-3, at Las Vegas Ballpark, marking their second-straight loss to the Athletics and the series victory going in favor of the latter.
So, what led to Milwaukee falling short again?
In the series finale, the Brewers made sure to strike first.
In the top of the first inning, after Christian Yelich drew a walk and advanced to second base on a groundout by Brice Turang, Andrew Vaughn hit an RBI single to right field to make it a 1-0 game.
In the second inning, MIlwaukee scored again thanks to a solo home run by Gary Sanchez, marking his seventh of the season. In the third inning, Jackson Chourio followed suit with a solo home run of his own, his sixth long ball of the season.
After using small-ball production to get on the board first, followed by two deep shots in consecutive innings, the Brewers held a 3-0 lead heading into the bottom of the third. Right-hander Brandon Sproat was pitching well up to that point, too, having only allowed one hit.
The Brewers would continue to keep the Athletics’ offense at bay. However, their own offense began coming up empty as well, despite logging hits.
In the bottom of the sixth inning, things became troublesome.
Sproat had gone the distance up to that point, but after getting an out to start the frame, he allowed a solo home run to Alika Williams that put the Athletics on the board. Sproat and the Brewers’ defense were able to get out of the inning without allowing any more damage after that, and Sproat’s night ended after that point.
By the end of his outing, Sproat had pitched six innings while striking out three batters and allowing four hits, one earned run and a walk. It was a positive evening for him, given the struggles he had been having.
Reliever Chad Patrick took Sproat’s place on the mound in the bottom of the seventh, and that is when the situation got worse for the Brewers.
Patrick began the bottom of the seventh by allowing a lead-off home run to Carlos Cortes, which shrunk Milwaukee’s lead to 3-2. Subsequently, Patrick allowed a double to Zack Gelof before giving up a two-run home run to Lawrence Butler.
The lead the Brewers once owned vanished before their eyes, and manager Pat Murphy replaced Patrick with Aaron Ashby, who was able to get Milwaukee’s defense off the field. However, the Brewers two hits the rest of the way, both of which came in the top of the eighth when they left a runner in scoring position once again.
Patrick was assessed the loss, bringing him to 3-3 on the season, as well as the blown save. The Brewers will now return home to host the Philadelphia Phillies for a three-game series that begins on Friday at 6:40 p.m. CDT.
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So, what led to Milwaukee falling short again?
Squandering the Advantage
In the series finale, the Brewers made sure to strike first.
In the top of the first inning, after Christian Yelich drew a walk and advanced to second base on a groundout by Brice Turang, Andrew Vaughn hit an RBI single to right field to make it a 1-0 game.
In the second inning, MIlwaukee scored again thanks to a solo home run by Gary Sanchez, marking his seventh of the season. In the third inning, Jackson Chourio followed suit with a solo home run of his own, his sixth long ball of the season.
After using small-ball production to get on the board first, followed by two deep shots in consecutive innings, the Brewers held a 3-0 lead heading into the bottom of the third. Right-hander Brandon Sproat was pitching well up to that point, too, having only allowed one hit.
The Brewers would continue to keep the Athletics’ offense at bay. However, their own offense began coming up empty as well, despite logging hits.
In the bottom of the sixth inning, things became troublesome.
Sproat had gone the distance up to that point, but after getting an out to start the frame, he allowed a solo home run to Alika Williams that put the Athletics on the board. Sproat and the Brewers’ defense were able to get out of the inning without allowing any more damage after that, and Sproat’s night ended after that point.
By the end of his outing, Sproat had pitched six innings while striking out three batters and allowing four hits, one earned run and a walk. It was a positive evening for him, given the struggles he had been having.
Reliever Chad Patrick took Sproat’s place on the mound in the bottom of the seventh, and that is when the situation got worse for the Brewers.
Patrick began the bottom of the seventh by allowing a lead-off home run to Carlos Cortes, which shrunk Milwaukee’s lead to 3-2. Subsequently, Patrick allowed a double to Zack Gelof before giving up a two-run home run to Lawrence Butler.
The lead the Brewers once owned vanished before their eyes, and manager Pat Murphy replaced Patrick with Aaron Ashby, who was able to get Milwaukee’s defense off the field. However, the Brewers two hits the rest of the way, both of which came in the top of the eighth when they left a runner in scoring position once again.
Patrick was assessed the loss, bringing him to 3-3 on the season, as well as the blown save. The Brewers will now return home to host the Philadelphia Phillies for a three-game series that begins on Friday at 6:40 p.m. CDT.
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