Chaz Roe took over and got the final out when Orlando Arcia grounded to third and Piña ran into the tag. De La Cruz was limping noticeably leaving the field. He gave up three home runs, including a two-run shot to Chris Carter in the first.
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Atlanta says De La Cruz has a right knee contusion, and that X-rays were negative. He’s day to day.
Matt Kemp scored from third after Keon Broxton dropped Beckham’s fly, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3.
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.
De La Cruz allowed four runs and seven hits over four innings. Fielder spent his first seven major league seasons in Milwaukee, where he and Counsell were teammates from 2007-2011.
“The game really never lets anybody go when they completely want to, ” Counsell said. “For him, he should still be in the middle of a great career”. The Brewers have now homered in a season-high 13 consecutive games.
The Brewers must have known that the last-place Atlanta Braves would have no clue how to handle a first-and-third double steal because, well, the last-place Atlanta Braves indeed had no clue how to handle a a first-and-third double steal.
Braves: RHP Chris Withrow is in Atlanta for additional tests after being placed on the 15-day disabled list Monday with right elbow inflammation.
Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Chase Anderson throws to an Atlanta Braves batter during the first inning …
But Knebel recovered and kept the Braves off the board from there and Thornburg pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to earn his fourth save overall, giving the Brewers a chance to earn a series split on Thursday afternoon.
He allowed only a run on two hits his last time out, but walked five in a loss to the Cardinals. C Tyler Flowers (left hand fracture) is getting closer to coming off the disabled list. The Astros designated CF Carlos Gomez for assignment Wednesday after trading with the Brewers to get him last July. “I wanted to go with a fresh reliever”. “I made a decent pitch. He enjoyed it here”. Freddie Freeman doubled and scored to cut the deficit to three.Aybar finished with three hits on the day, falling a triple short of the cycle.Pina broke the game open with a bases-loaded double in the sixth, Perez added an RBI single in the seventh and Arcia drove in another with an RBI triple in the eighth.NOTES: Milwaukee C Manny Pina got the start and spelled Martin Maldonado, who had gone the distance in seven of nine games – including a pair of extra-inning affairs – since Jonathan Lucroy was traded to Texas on August 1.
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Anderson, acquired over the offseason from Arizona, comes into the contest 6-10 with a 5.01 ERA and five quality starts in 22 outings.
