A rare series loss for Milwaukee
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Yardbarker on MSNMilwaukee Brewers: Sal Frelick to Return from 10-Day IL; .300 Hitter Sent DownThe Milwaukee Brewers are 61-42 and hold a one-game lead over the Chicago Cubs for first place in the National League Central Division. Following their recent 11-game winning streak, though, Milwaukee has dropped two of their last three games,
Misirowski is the leader by a slight margin to win the award despite only starting six games this season, at -115. Atlanta Braves catcher and Madison native Drake Baldwin is second at -110.
Pat Murphy and the Brewers will now have to start another winning streak after getting shutout by the Mariners on Tuesday.
The only hit the 24-year-old Priester allowed was a harmless, one-out single by Michael Toglia to right field in the fifth inning. Priester (6-2, 3.35 ERA) walked only two. He racked up 20 whiffs on 44 Rockies swings. Priester became the first Brewers pitcher to post double-digit strikeouts in a game this season.
Seattle saw their four-game winning streak snapped yesterday in an 11-3 loss to Houston. Bryan Woo was uncharacteristically bad allowing four earned runs in six innings. Jorge Polanco drove in two of the three runs for the Mariners in the loss.
The Dodgers' offense woke up on Saturday after getting blanked in the series opener but LA still lost to the red-hot Brewers.
Tyler Glasnow makes his first start since April and pitches five innings, giving up five hits and an unearned run while striking out five, but Dodgers lose in 10th inning.
Pujols broke his bat on a double-play grounder a run scored, but the Brewers had limited the damage. Betancourt doubled in the seventh and scored on a single by Jonathan Lucroy. The Brewers and Cardinals split an 18-game series evenly this season, a sign of what has been one of baseball s most intense rivalries in recent years.
The Milwaukee Brewers will look for veteran right-hander Brandon Woodruff to continue his remarkable comeback on Sunday afternoon as they try to avoid being swept by the visiting Miami Marlins.