“I can’t really put my finger on it. I just know my command the last two games has not been very good with the fastball”, Anderson said.
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TV: 8:10 p.m. ET, TCN (Philadelphia), FSN Wisconsin (Milwaukee)PITCHING MATCHUP: Phillies RH Aaron Nola (0-2, 5.68 ERA) vs. Brewers RH Zach Davies (0-1, 19.29)Nola is coming off the worst outing of his brief career after he was battered for seven runs on seven hits over five innings against Washington while serving up a homer for the third straight start.
Wily Peralta will continue to try and find a groove in Sunday’s start, trying to come out of this series with a win. “Today was a good one; better than the first four”.
“I thought it was a good outing”, Counsell said.
Brewers starters haven’t found their way past the fifth inning during most games this season.
Peralta worked a season-best six full innings and held Philadelphia to four runs – three earned – on seven hits but didn’t walk a batter for the first time this season. He allowed an RBI single to opposing starter Jerad Eickhoff in the first inning, a Maikel Franco RBI single in the second inning and a pair of RBI doubles to Cameron Rupp and Cesar Hernandez in the sixth to account for the scoring on his line. I get beat on my curveball, I’ll live with that.
It began with a Scooter Gennett solo homer to left that cut the Phillies lead down to 4-3. Ryan Braun, who homered in the fourth to put the Brewers on the board, followed with a single, then Chris Carter and Kirk Nieuwenhuis reached on doubles. No wonder they were last in the major leagues in ERA and opponents’ batting average, first in hits and home runs allowed and third in walks issued. Braun said it helped the lineup to see Eickhoff’s stuff a time or two through the order. “And (Eickhoff) had a little hiccup there”.
Brewers ninth. J.Gomez pitching. Hector Neris came in and got Martin Maldonado to ground out, but Alex Presley pinch-hit and hit a two-run home run to cap the six-run sixth and increase the Brewers lead to 8-4.
“I thought we did a real nice job against Eickhoff”, Counsell said.
We’re getting plus money with a team that’s crushed the other in this series.
Philadelphia scored once in the seventh off Michael Blazek but got no closer. The right-hander was placed on the 15-day disabled list before Sunday’s game. Morton will undergo an MRI exam Monday in Philadelphia.
Lucroy threw out two more would-be base-stealers. Eickhoff is 3-2 with a 1.34 ERA in his seven starts since September 7. During his streak, Lucroy is 10-for-31 with three RBIs. A victory Sunday would have moved Philadelphia above the. Friday’s 5-2 victory marked the first time the Phillies won a game Nola started in 2016. The Phillies are 2-7 in the last 9 meetings.
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E-Goeddel 1, O.Herrera 1, W.Peralta 1. Of course, the error was his own, though that doesn’t stop the run from being unearned. Gennett walked. Braun singled to left, Gennett to third.
