An RBI single by Ender Inciarte put the Braves up 1-0 in the third, but the Brewers opened the bottom of the frame with three straight singles off De La Cruz, tying the game at 1. “We’ll see what he’s like in the morning and the next day”.
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“There was no way he was going back out there, ” Snitker said.
Later, the Brewers were able to objectively “steal” the third run of the game, as the Braves caught Manny Pina stealing at second base, but allowed Keon Broxton to score from third on the play.
Freddie Freeman homered twice for the Braves, once in the fourth and once in the 8th.
Braves starter Joel De La Cruz left after four innings when a hard shot by Arcia caromed off of his shin (directly to Freeman, who made the tag on Arcia for the final out of the inning).
Each of the Milwaukee Brewers games with the Atlant Braves this week have come down to a one-run margin.
Tyler Thornburg worked a flawless ninth for his fourth save of the year and his third since assuming the closer role after Milwaukee traded Jeremy Jeffress and Will Smith at the deadline.
De La Cruz allowed four runs and seven hits over four innings.
Kemp drew a walk off Torres to start the 12th and went to third on a ground-rule double to right-center by Nick Markakis.
“The game really never lets anybody go when they completely want to, ” Counsell said.
The Brewers’ struggling hitters broke out to score in every inning they batted for the first time in franchise history, beating Atlanta, 11-3, Thursday in Milwaukee.
RHP Julio Teheran (right lat strain) is scheduled for a side session Thursday. CS – Villar 2 (15), Pina (1). He worked 5 1/3 innings before giving way to the bullpen. Elsewhere, both Brandon Cunniff (1.1 IP, 3 ER, 3 hits, 3 BB) and Madison Younginer (1.2 IP, 3 hits, 1 ER, 1 BB) were wildly ineffective in the middle innings, with Eric O’Flaherty also allowing a run in his only inning of work.
Brewers: OF Domingo Santana started in right field and went 0 for 2 with a strikeout in his second game of a rehab assignment with Class A Wisconsin.
Orioles 9, Athletics 6 – At Oakland, Calif.: Mark Trumbo hit a grand slam for his major league-leading 32nd homer and drove in five runs as Baltimore beat Oakland to avoid a four-game sweep. I know what he’s going through and the pain he’s experiencing. I know he’s had a rough year, but he’ll bounce back.
Unfortunately for them, that didn’t include the third, and the Brewers’ four spot was just enough to make a victor out of starting pitcher Chase Anderson.
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Braves: RHP Mike Foltynewicz (5-5, 4.37 ERA) will face Washington for the first time in his career Friday.
