The Milwaukee Brewers suffered a shutout loss to the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday. How did it happen?
The Milwaukee Brewers suffered a 5-0 shutout loss to the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday in a game that also cost them the series. Below were the keys that contributed to their loss:
Shane Drohan’s Rough Debut
Wednesday marked a significant moment for Milwaukee Brewers left-hander Shane Drohan, as the 27-year-old made his MLB Debut.
It is a day that did not play out in his favor.
Drohan lasted just 2 ⅔ innings on the mound in his first MLB outing. In his short stint, he allowed three hits, three earned runs and four walks while striking out two batters.
Drohan’s first two innings went relatively well, but by the bottom of the third, the wheels began to come off, and the Red Sox scored three runs before Drohan was pulled. While Drohan expressed disappointment following the game, he did not view his debut through pessimistic eyes.
“Not great,” Drohan told reporters. “Definitely needed better command, but I felt like I did some good things, threw some good cutters; some good breaking balls. Just needed to be around the zone a little bit more. A lot of them looked like they were right on the edge of the zone.
“Yeah, there were some calls that were pretty close,” he added. “But you know, what are you going to do?”
Drohan made it clear that his grip on his pitches was not where he wanted it to be.
“Yeah, I had some trouble today with the balls,” Drohan said. “Not rubbed up too well, but that's just part of it. You got to just power through it and get the job done.”
Drohan also expressed that it is a performance he can build off of.
“I feel like there's just a lot of things to build on, to work on,” he said. “So, it just gives you a list of things to work on throughout the week and stuff and just be better next time.”
Struggles at the Plate
The loss hardly falls on Drohan's shoulders alone as the Brewers’ batting order failed to manufacture any offense.
Milwaukee went just 4-for-31 at the plate and collectively struck out seven times during its shutout loss. After Christian Yelich hit a single in the top of the third inning, the Brewers did not log another hit until the top of the seventh inning.
Over their last two games, the Brewers have gone just 9-for-61 at the plate.
What’s Next?
After dropping their first series and losing consecutive games for the first time this season, the Brewers will get Thursday off before hosting the Washington Nationals.
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