Milwaukee Brewers had a tough task on Tuesday night with Gerrit Cole on the mound. The Pirates ace has been pretty good against Milwaukee amid a few hiccups. After Eric Thames hit a homer in the second, Pittsburgh came back with two of their own in the top of the third to take a 2-1 advantage. That lead didn’t last long for Cole as Milwaukee shelled him for four runs in that inning and proved to be the difference in the game. Milwaukee could only keep pace with their competition as the Cubs, Cardinals and Rockies all won.

Bullpen does work again
With Brent Suter not fully stretch out, Craig Counsell called out the bullpen to be the dudes again on Tuesday night. They did just that with Jeremey Jeffress, Oliver Drake, Jared Hughes, Anthony Swarzak, Josh Hader and Corey Knebel all shutting down Pittsburgh’s bats. They did a great job on Tuesday night.

Can Eric Thames get hot again?
Milwaukee is a looking for a spark from some bat, and you wonder if that bat could be Eric Thames. He’s finally off the homer schneid, and maybe, that’s going to spark him for the rest of the season. Thames added a big RBI single in the third inning to put Milwaukee ahead by three scores as well. Brewers need someone to be that guy, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s the Brewers first baseman.

Chase Anderson on three days rest
Milwaukee will face Pittsburgh in the final game of the series tonight, and Chase Anderson will be going on three days rest. This is the reason he only pitched 67 pitches on Saturday. This is always an interesting thing for a pitcher. I’m not sure how this will work out for him, but it’s a good move for now by Craig Counsell. Pittsburgh sends Tyler Glasnow to the hill. He is a flamethrower which is never good for Milwaukee, but the righty gave up 12 home runs, six to each side of the plate, in the first two months of the season. Can Brewers provide the same kind of offense for Chase?

Charlie.