A relentless early-inning power surge fueled by the Milwaukee Brewers overcame a late bullpen collapse.
Wild is one of many words that could be used to describe the Milwaukee Brewers 13-9 Saturday win over the Cincinnati Reds.
This game felt like it was over in the fifth inning again, but then all of a sudden, the Reds had life in the eighth inning.
It was deja vu to the other night when Brandon Sproat pitched in a game out of the bullpen and everything began to fall apart.
This time around, it was Kyle Harrison who continues to struggle more than he ever has in his entire career.
Regardless, the Brewers supplied enough early offense to get past his horrendous outing.
This game saw a combined 22 runs on 24 hits, and these two teams still have one more game to play against one another before ending the season series.
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The Chicago Cubs won their game earlier in the day so it'll officially take at least two more days before the Brewers can clinch the National League Central.
This is a team that has now scored 33 runs in their last two games. All 13 runs they scored in this one came in the first five innings, and it's safe this team picked up where they left off less than 24 hours ago.
Milwaukee hit three more home runs in this game as it was Brice Turang and Garrett Mitchell getting the party started with two-run blasts in the first inning.
William Contreras added one in the fourth inning, and it's important to note that two of their three homers came with two outs.
Mitchell was the hero in this one as he went 4-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and four RBIs.
Elsewhere, it was a three-hit night for Cooper Pratt, and Christian Yelich also got in on the party with a pair of hits.
It certainly wasn't Shane Drohan's night as he allowed five earned runs in 3.2 innings, but that was only the tip of the iceberg.
When Harrison came into this game, the Brewers had a comfortable 13-5 lead. All of a sudden, he was pulled, and the next thing the Brewers knew, it was 13-9.
Harrison didn't record a single out, and while 12 of the 17 pitches he threw were strikes, he ended up allowing four earned runs on four hits.
Aaron Ashby and Abner Uribe cleaned things up, but the Brewers need to fix Harrison immediately; otherwise, he's in danger of being left off the playoff roster.
