“I kind of came out over-aggressive, I think is how to explain the first four innings especially”, Brault said. “At the end of the day, just know that we can come tomorrow and try to get one before we get out of here”. He put the Brewers on the board with a two-run homer in the first off Taillon, who settled in after that and allowed two base runners over the next four innings.
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“I actually played him coming up with the Tigers in Double-A and Triple-A”, Taillon said about Perez’s time with Detroit.
In an effort to find the right mix of pitchers, the Pittsburgh Pirates will recall left-hander Steven Brault from Triple-A Indianapolis and option relief pitcher A.J. Schugel. “However he made pitches”. “I thought he pitched like he deserved to, and I don’t think he was tiring or anything like that”. Milwaukee starter Chase Anderson turned in seven strikeouts, four hits, and one run in five innings.
Guerra entered the ninth with a scoreless streak of 19 1/3 innings. The rally died when Marte and Kang ran into outs on the bases.
“[The base-running blunders] complicated things”, manager Clint Hurdle said. He played all of Saturday’s game after leaving in the eighth inning Friday because he was drilled on the right foot with a pitch while behind the plate. He tacked on an RBI single in the seventh inning to extend the Brewers’ lead. Schugel is 2-2 with a 3.86 ERA in 34 appearances with Pittsburgh this season. RHP Gerrit Cole will start the opener followed by LHP Jeff Locke and RHP Ryan Vogelsong.
BILOXI (AA): The Shuckers were never able to recover after the Jacksonville Suns scored three runs in the first inning and lost, 5-3, despite Dustin MeMuth’s 4-for-5 performance at the place. Vogelsong has been out since May 24 with facial fractures.
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Perez, moved up to the No. 3 spot when Ryan Braun was scratched from the lineup with tightness in his right side, finished with three hits and three RBIs. Brewers manager Craig Counsell hopes to have Braun back Saturday. “Just a little bit tight; waiting for it to loosen up”, Braun said. He was finally touched for a run in the ninth, allowing a single, a walk and two fielder’s choice grounders to bring in the lone run. Milwaukee has won four its last five games, but can only be a spoiler the final two months of the season while standing fourth in the Central.
