Milwaukee Brewers’ Ryan Braun gets a high five from third base coach Ed Sedar after hitting a solo home run off of Philadelphia Phillies’ Jerad Eickhoff during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, April 24, 2016, in Milwa… “They’ve got to be a little lower, out of the zone”.
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Milwaukee Brewers pitching had difficulty keeping Philadelphia in control, as the Phillies defeated the Brewers 5-2 Friday. The fruit of that focus was on full display in the third inning Sunday.Pirates: LHP Francisco Liriano (strained right hamstring) threw in the bullpen before the game and declared himself ready to start Tuesday night at San Diego but the Pirates medical staff wants to see how he feels Sunday before committing to the start.
Zach Davies showed flashes of brilliance at the end of last season after the Milwaukee Brewers inserted the young pitcher into their starting rotation after acquiring him in a trade deadline deal. His blast followed a run-scoring triple by Freddy Galvis. The rally in the eighth was fueled by a home run from Brewers first baseman Chris Carter, but it was stopped short of tying the game. He had another three hits – including his fifth homer of the season – and drove in four runs Saturday in a 10-6 victory. He struck out seven. The Phillies tied the game in the fourth on Darin Ruf’s RBI single.
Pitching has been a sore spot for the Brewers, who have permitted at least four runs in 10 consecutive contests. “He’s been a real anchor for us, that’s for sure”. He also stole two bases Saturday. “Lough got smoked on his forearm”. Lucroy has thrown out eight baserunners, which leads the majors.
“But more than that, I’m healthy”, he added, “healthiest I’ve been in a while. They get the ball to home plate quick enough that the guy can’t get a huge jump”, Lucroy said. C Jorge Alfaro, a top prospect, is hitting.
Franco has seven of his 12 RBI in the two games against the Brewers (7-11) and has boosted his average 58 points to.299. 500 (18 for 36) with a. 750 slugging percentage at Double-A Reading. He’s eligible to be re-instated on Monday. He retired eight of his next nine batters before back-to-back doubles by Cameron Rupp and Cesar Hernandez gave the Phillies a 4-2 lead in the sixth.
Peralta pitched seven scoreless innings in his only start against Philadelphia last season, a 3-1 victory August 14 in Milwaukee, after going 1-2 with an 8.82 ERA in his previous three matchups. Eickhoff is 3-2 with a 1.34 ERA in his seven starts since September 7.
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Franco hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the fourth inning off Chase Anderson (1-2). He came back to reality in his last outing, yielding five runs and 11 hits in five innings as he gave up his first two home runs of the year.
