The Milwaukee Brewers came up just short on Tuesday night at Fenway Park.
The Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday, 3-2. Below are the key takeaways from the game:
A Rough Sixth Inning
For over half of the game, neither the Brewers nor the Red Sox could break through offensively.
Until the bottom of the sixth inning, neither team had scored. Hits were hard to come by for Milwaukee and were even more scarce for Boston, which was unable to log a hit until the bottom of the fourth inning. Then, things came apart for the Brewers.
Right-hander Jacob Misiorowski had been dealing up to the bottom of the sixth, and he even started the frame with a strikeout. However, he proceeded to walk the next three batters, putting his team in a basesl-oaded situation with only one out.
Left-hander DL Hall replaced Misiorowski and gave up a two-run double to Trevor Story. Subsequently, ex-Brewer Caleb Durbin grounded out but got Wilyer Abreu across home plate to complete a three-run inning for Boston.
A Response
Despite trailing 3-0, the Brewers would not give up yet, and they would force Boston southpaw Garrett Crochet off the mound just like the Red Sox had done to Misiorowski the inning before.
In the top of the seventh, Milwaukee seized the opportunity to load the bases thanks to a pair of singles by Joey Ortiz and Sal Frelick before Blake Perkins took a walk and David Hamilton was hit by a pitch to finally get the Brewers on the board.
Hamilton getting struck by Crochet’s pitch was enough for the latter’s night to end, but the Brewers would not be done scoring.
Christian Yelich entered the game as a pinch hitter and produced an RBI grounder of his own to compel the Red Sox to force Hamilton out at second base while Frelick scored. Milwaukee was down by just one run at this point, but they could not replicate their seventh-inning offensive production in their next seven at-bats.
The Brewers failed to produce a hit the rest of the game, and the Red Sox escaped with a win to tie the series as a result.
‘The Miz’ Shines Again
A rough ending to Misiorowski’s ending is not reflective of his evening overall.
Over 5⅓ innings of work, Misiorowski struck out 10 batters while allowing four walks, two hits and three earned runs. Until his sixth-inning struggles, Misiorowski had only allowed one walk and one hit while fanning nine hitters.
Through three starts this season, Misiorowski has struck out 28 batters while allowing nine walks and six earned runs.
Correction: A previous version of this article stated that Misiorowski had allowed one hit prior to being pulled in the bottom of the sixth inning when he allowed two hits.
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