From Shane Drohan’s career-high strikeouts to a relentless seven-steal parade, the Milwaukee Brewers overcame an early deficit against the Miami Marlins.
Despite trailing 3-0 to the Miami Marlins in the second inning, the Milwaukee Brewers scored one in the second and one in the third.
Down 3-2 through five, a four-run sixth inning gave this team a massive boost. If that wasn't enough, they added another two in the seventh, and those two ended up making the difference.
Craig Yoho didn't allow the ghost runner to score in the series opener, but he was tagged with three earned runs in his 18 pitches.
Miami nearly had a ninth-inning rally thanks to pinch hitter Griffin Connie's three-run blast, but Trevor Megill slammed the door shut for his 15th save, propelling the Brewers to their 61st victory.
Three Pitchers Shine
Yoho has been far from perfect, but manager Pat Murphy knew he could rely on Megill to get the job done. The Brewers closer did just that as he needed only 13 pitches to record three outs. In total, 11 of those were strikes.
Shane Drohan could've let the crooked second inning get to him, but he settled in and finished with a career high nine strikeouts. Drohan allowed just five hits in six innings of work.
After Drohan was pulled through six, Abner Uribe struck out three batters in the seventh. He recorded his 14th hold of the season before things got dicey with Yoho in the ninth. For what it's worth, Yoho needed just seven pitches to retire the Marlins in order in the eighth.
Steals, RBIs, and Walks Galore
The Brewers drew seven walks in this game and six of them were from Christian Yelich, Jackson Chourio, and Joey Ortiz. That trio each drew a pair while rookie Luis Lara drew one himself.
Yelich and Chourio finished with nearly identical stat lines. Milwaukee's leadoff hitter went 1-for-3 with a pair of walks, RBIs, and a run. As for Chourio, he was also 1-for-3 with two RBIs, walks, and two runs.
Elsewhere, Garrett Mitchell picked up where he left off. Other than his outstanding play in the outfield, he was 3-for-5 at the plate with a pair of RBIs himself and he also had a run.
Mitchell has arguably been this team's best player, by far, but the Brewers also got major contributions out of newcomer Braden Shewmake. Shewmake was a late addition to the lineup after Brice Turang was pulled, and the 28-year-old went 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs.
If all of that isn't impressive enough, Milwaukee stole seven bases in this game. They weren't afraid to run on Joe Mack, the catcher who holds the second most caught stealing's this year.
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