SAN DIEGO – The Milwaukee Brewers offense did its job on Friday evening, sending San Diego Padres ace Dylan Stop to the showers within the fifth inning.
The bullpen? That was a distinct story.
Following up an environment friendly but less-than-sharp Colin Rea, Jared Koenig, Hoby Milner, Elvis Peguero and Enoli Paredes have been all hit round. A 3-run lead within the fifth inning rapidly disappeared and the tip end result was a 9-5 loss at Petco Park.
BOX SCORE:Padres 9, Brewers 5
The Brewers’ reduction corps allowed 9 hits and 4 runs (three earned) in 2 ⅔ innings one recreation after Joel Payamps surrendered a walkoff homer to Jake Cronenworth in Thursday’s 7-6 loss.
“We had to make use of the bullpen the previous couple of days,” stated supervisor Pat Murphy, who indicated Bryan Hudson was one key reliever who was unavailable as a result of latest workload. Jakob Junis, who was reinstated from the 60-day injured listing earlier than the sport, additionally did not see motion – maybe with a number of innings in thoughts for him Saturday behind rookie Carlos Rodriguez.
“Our bullpen has been nice all yr. Our pitching workers has been nice all yr. So, a blip like that is a part of it. Nonetheless happy with our guys. We bought (Stop) out of there in 5 innings, and to get a No. 1 out of there in 5 innings is an indication of one thing good.
“Our bullpen has been nice, and I am not going to start out getting down on them.”
Cronenworth has been a pressure within the collection, as he homered once more Friday and completed 5 for five with two runs batted in and 4 runs scored. He has two homers, seven hits, six runs scored and three RBI by the primary two video games.
“He is participant,” Murphy stated.
Tyler Black’s pace shifts the momentum
Rookie Tyler Black bought his second straight begin and made his presence felt within the fifth with the Brewers down, 1-0.
It began with him working an eight-pitch stroll from Stop. Black then stole second on the following pitch, went to 3rd on a bounced throw over to first base on a Jackson Chourio infield hit and scored on a grounder to 3rd when his hand touched the plate simply earlier than Higashioka tagged him.
Black was initially dominated out by dwelling plate umpire Jansen Visconti, however the Brewers challenged efficiently for the second time on the evening.
William Contreras and Yelich every adopted with RBI singles in fast succession to offer Milwaukee its first lead at 3-1. Two batters later Stop was faraway from the sport together with his pitch rely already at 106.
“He punched out 10 guys however nonetheless, we battled,” Murphy stated after his crew whiffed a season-high 15 occasions. Stop allowed simply two hits and a run over six innings in beating the Brewers in Milwaukee on April 16. “That is what it takes. That is what offense does.”
That stood in stark distinction to Rea, who wanted simply 43 to navigate the primary 4 frames.
Left-hander Tom Cosgrove was introduced in to face Frelick however that backfired for San Diego as Kyle Higashioka was known as for catcher’s interference on a Frelick swing. Then, Rhys Hoskins pulled a single down the third-base line that scored Contreras.
Luis Arráez makes Colin Rea pay
Rea’s command hadn’t been too unhealthy coming into the fifth; he’d walked a batter and likewise hit one.
He recorded the primary two outs of the body however could not end it off as No. 9 hitter Higashioka drew a six-pitch stroll. Two pitches later Luis Arráez, not recognized for his energy, went down and turned on a cutter that was truly out of the zone and pulled it down the right-field line for a homer to chop Milwaukee’s result in a run.
“We do not need that to occur proper there, however I felt like total we did job of getting forward all evening,” Rea stated. “We simply weren’t placing them away.”
After the offense went down so as within the sixth, Rea allowed the game-tying homer to Cronenworth.
Manny Machado doubled on the following pitch and Murphy wasted no time pulling Rea regardless of his pitch rely sitting at solely 69. Two pitches later, Koenig surrendered the lead as Donovan Solano got here off the bench to single in Machado with two outs.
The three-run lead tied for the most important surrendered by the Brewers in a loss this season (third time, first since Could 12).
Rea allowed six hits, 5 runs and two walks whereas not placing out a batter.
“They’re type of locked in proper now,” Rea stated. “It is a good lineup, and you have to put them away whenever you get forward of them.”
Milwaukee attracts even within the seventh – for a bit
Christian Yelich and Willy Adames every singled with one out within the seventh, with Adames getting a pleasant roll on a swinging bunt that rolled down the third-base line and was stopped by the bag.
That introduced up Sal Frelick, who grounded one to shortstop. Ha-Seong Kim bought the out at second however made a wild throw to first and Yelich scored to knot the rating at 5-5.
The error was San Diego’s fourth, with two approaching catcher’s interference.
However the Padres once more punched again in opposition to Milner within the backside half, with Jurickson Profar doubling after which who else however Cronenworth driving within the go-ahead run with a single to left as he improved to 4 for 4 within the recreation.
Peguero changed Milner (3-1) however issues continued to deteriorate as the primary 4 batters he confronted reached base by way of single, single, stroll and an error charged to Brice Turang on a chopper to the correct facet.
That left it 8-5. Within the fifth, sixth and seventh innings the Padres despatched 22 batters to the plate.
“Once more, our pitching workers has received us quite a lot of video games,” Murphy stated. “There’s been quite a lot of 2-0, 2-1. This was not regular. Koenig gave up some runs; he is been nice. Hoby gave up some hits, Peguero.
“That is the best way it goes.
Paredes allowed three hits and a run within the eighth as he completed up for the Brewers.
To make room for Junis on the 26-man roster, the Brewers optioned right-hander Bradley Blalock again to Class AA Biloxi. Blalock made his major-league debut on Thursday, pitching a scoreless eighth.
Brewers time, TV, radio
The Brewers recreation begins at 8:40 p.m. Friday.
TV: Bally Sports activities Wisconsin. Radio: AM-620 and a state community.
Brewers lineup
- Brice Turang 2B
- William Contreras C
- Christian Yelich LF
- Willy Adames SS
- Sal Frelick CF
- Rhys Hoskins DH
- Tyler Black 1B
- Joey Ortiz 3B
- Jackson Chourio RF
Padres lineup
- Luis Arráez 1B
- Fernando Tatis Jr. RF
- Jurickson Profar LF
- Jake Cronenworth 2B
- Manny Machado 3B
- Jackson Merrill CF
- David Peralta DH
- Ha-Seong Kim SS
- Kyle Higashioka C
Brewers schedule
Brewers at Padres, 6:15 p.m. Saturday: Milwaukee RHP Carlos Rodriguez (0-2, 6.48) vs. San Diego RHP Randy Vásquez (1-4, 5.70). Broadcasts: TV – FOX. Radio – AM-620.
Brewers at Padres, 3:10 p.m. Sunday: Milwaukee RHP Tobias Myers (4-2, 3.26) vs. San Diego RHP Michael King (5-4, 3.49). Broadcasts: TV – Bally Sports activities Wisconsin. Radio – AM-620.