His 12-game hitting streak was snapped on Friday night.
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Vargas will try to bounce back against Zack Davies and the Brewers to clinch a series win in Milwaukee. Upton’s shot ricocheted off the black backdrop beyond center for a two-run lead.
The Brewers are 11-9 in games where they hit one or more home runs. He retired the next two hitters to close out the 12th.
“If we are going to be a good offensive baseball club, we have to be in the strike zone”.
He wiggled out of several jams after allowing four hits and walking six, but the Padres couldn’t solve Junior Guerra in losing 1-0 to the Milwaukee Brewers. The Brewers had fallen behind by four runs in the fifth.
Brett Wallace homered for San Diego. The second run scored after second baseman Jose Pirela retrieved the loose ball in short right, but threw wildly home.
“It’s a frustrating game”. We ran his pitch count way up.
Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Chris Capuano walks back to the mound as San Diego Padres’ Dere … But he was caught trying to steal third on Scooter Gennett’s strikeout and the game went into extra innings.
“That was a mistake, ” Counsell said.
Said manager Andy Green: “I don’t recall ever seeing two in a game”.
The right-hander is 4-1 with a 1.49 ERA in seven career starts versus Milwaukee but did not get a decision in Chicago’s 4-3 win April 26. The Cubs are 21-2 when they hit at least one homer.
“You’ve got a lot of guys in this clubhouse that are mentally tough”, Upton said. There were literally no options left at that point, ” Green said. Myers also had to be removed from Saturday night’s game with what was called a calf cramp. Green said it was a precautionary move. Braun is hitting.367 with seven homers and 27 RBI in 34 games this season. He did not appear as a pinch hitter.
The Padres came in to the game on the right side of a 23-inning opponent scoreless streak. San Diego was one run shy of sweeping the Cubs, who have the best record in baseball … then they dropped a pair to the Brewers, one of the few teams in the National League who have a worse record than they do.
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The late fireworks took right-hander Wily Peralta off the hook after allowing six runs on eight hits and three walks while striking out three over 4 2/3 innings of work.
