BrewCap: The Seventh Inning From Hell
Milwaukee Brewers were in desperate need of a series win. They have only two in their last eleven series with one of them being a split. The game looked like another nailbiter as Christian Yelich tied the game with his 32nd home run of the year. Then the seventh inning happened. It is hard to remember a worse inning for the Brewers this season. Corbin Burnes completely falls apart and Matt Albers doesn’t do much better resulting in six-run Giants seventh inning. To the surprise of no one, Brewers could not come back. Giants take four of the six games they played versus Milwaukee this season.
Player of the Game: Tyler Beede – This guy hurt Milwaukee both on the mound and with his bat. In the 7th inning, Beede lashed a single driving in the go-ahead run for San Francisco. He later scored on a Stephen Vogt double. On the mound, he was tough minus a rough seventh of his own. Beede allowed four hits over six innings before the blowup in the seventh. No one could touch him early on in this game.
The Thing I didn’t like: Corbin Burnes’ time in Milwaukee is likely done – The road has ended for Corbin Burnes. He cannot keep pitching in the Brewers’ organization with how poorly he’s been out of the bullpen. Friday was a mess when he gave up a home run to Austin Slater to put the Giants ahead. Then yesterday was the culmination of his struggles. It’s too bad how this season turned out for Burnes.
The Other Thing I Didn’t like: Why only five innings for Chacin? – One thing that didn’t make too much sense to me was Jhoulys Chacin going five innings. Sure, he gave up a home run to Brandon Belt in the fifth inning, but it’s a hot day at Miller Park, the ball is going to fly a bit. He sat at 84 pitches with a bullpen that’s been struggling. Brewers should have let him pitch the sixth with someone ready to go in the bullpen.
Next up: Brewers might be heading to a buzzsaw facing off against Atlanta today. Braves are a very good team. They swept San Diego this weekend and continue to play great baseball. The only thing the Brewers have going for them tonight is the jet lag slows down Atlanta. Adrian Houser will try to deliver for the first time as a starter while Atlanta sends young left-hander Max Fried to the mound.
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