The Milwaukee Brewers had determination turn into success yet again on Friday.
The Milwaukee Brewers opened their series against the Houston Astros on Friday with a 5-4 come-from-behind win in extra innings.
There were several factors that led to Milwaukee’s victory, let’s review them.
A rough third inning
Rookie right-hander Coleman Crow got the starting nod for the Brewers, and after giving up a home run in the bottom of the first inning, things would become even more arduous for the 25-year-old in the fourth inning.
The Brewers were able to tie the game in the third thanks to a David Hamilton home run, but the Astros scored three runs in the fourth with Crow on the mound after he allowed a walk, two RBI doubles and a sacrifice fly that scored another run for Houston.
Brewers manager Pat Murphy kept Crow in through the remainder of the frame, but he was replaced by DL Hall in the top of the fifth. By the end of his outing, Crow had gone four innings while striking out one batter and allowing four hits, two earned runs and two walks.
A Response
While facing a three-run deficit, the Brewers used the long ball to get back into the picture.
In the top of the fifth inning, Christian Yelich drew a two-out walk off Astros righty Kai-Wei Teng. Then, Jackson Chourio stepped up to the plate.
WIth a 1-1 count, Chourio took a sweeper off Teng to center field to make it a 4-3 game, marking his second home run of the season. Both teams went scoreless in the sixth and seventh innings, but in the eighth, walks drawn by Chourio and Brice Turang set up a flyout and a groundout by William Contreras and Jake Bauers, respectively, to advance Chourio home and tie the game.
Taking Extras
When neither team could score in the ninth inning, the Brewers and the Astros were compelled to go extra innings. In the 10th, Milwaukee would take advantage.
Yelich started the inning on second base for the Brewers, and a Chourio flyout to center field advanced Yelich to third base. Then, Turang hit a sacrifice fly ball to right field to bring Yelich home and give their team a 5-4 lead.
With just three batters in between him and a victory for the Brewers, right-hander Trevor Megill sealed the deal.
Megill struck out two of the three batters he faced to get Milwaukee its fourth-straight win. Now, the Brewers’ lead in the National League Central Division has grown more comfortable.
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