Danielson Lamet is one of the best young pitchers in baseball that you don’t know about. When I saw the Brewers were facing Lamet this week, I did not like it. He pitched half this season as Lamet came back from Tommy John surgery. It is likely the Padres righty will be the Opening Day starter next season. The electric stuff of the young pitcher dominated the Brewers through six innings. He struck out 14 batters en route to a 2-1 Padres victory as the Brewers’ four-game winning streak comes to an end. Thanks to the Reds winning yet again in Wrigley, Brewers remained tied for the Wild Card spot.

Player of the Game: Danielson Lamet – This is an obvious one, right? Lamet struck out 14 batters through six innings. He is the eighth pitcher in Miller Park history to strike out 14 batters in a game. Brewers could not touch him all game long. That’s going to happen from time to time. Even though Milwaukee is hotter than your favorite IG model, there are going to be pitchers that have their number.

Honorable Mention: Keston Hiura – One encouraging thing from Wednesday’s game was Keston Hiura hitting a home run. Sure, it was a solo shot, but it is still nice to see Kest Daddy get his bat rolling again. If Hiura can get hot for the final two weeks of the year, that would be a huge boost to the Brewers offense. They need a couple of players to get going in these final weeks.

The Thing I Liked: At least the Cubs lost – That’s the thing you have to look at when the Brewers drop a game in a final couple of weeks. Did the Cubs lose? Did the Cardinals lose? Did the Nationals lose? Those are the three questions you should be asking yourself every time the Brewers play a baseball game and either win or lose. Cubs dropped one to the Reds, and Brewers are tied for the Wild Card spot.

Next up: Brewers and Padres wrap up their season series with an unusual 3:10 start at Miller Park. Part of me wonders if this is built because people can get their kids out of school if need be for the game. Joey Lucchesi goes for San Diego. Coors lit him up last week, but he’s been very good down the stretch for the Padres. Jordan Lyles faces his old ball team and will try to continue the heater he’s been on.

Charlie.