The Milwaukee Brewers could not complete the sweep of the Cincinnati Reds.
The Milwaukee Brewers lost their bid for a sweep of the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday with a 7-2 loss at American Family Field in Milwaukee.
After winning the first three games of the set against the Reds, the Brewers could not put the finishing touches against Cincinnati in Thursday’s fourth and final contest. So, what went wrong?
Miz Gets Attacked
In the final game of the series, the Brewers looked to their ace, Jacob Misiorowski, to help secure the sweep.
Instead, the Reds went after Misiorowski.
After Misiorowski began the game by striking out Elly De La Cruz, he gave up a solo home run to right center field. Misiorowski ended up striking out the next two batters he faced, but Cincinnati was not done yet.
After getting through the second and third innings with relative ease, Misiorowski faced additional trouble in the top of the fourth inning. The frame began with a catching error by Jake Bauers at first base that put JJ Bleday on with no outs.
Then, Eugenio Suarez singled to right field, and Misiorowski quickly found himself in a difficult spot with runners on the corner. Noelvi Marte built on Cincinnati’s lead by singling to center field to give the Reds a 2-0 lead.
After striking out Edwin Arroyo, Misiorowski just needed one more out to escape the inning, but he proceeded to give up a three-run home run to Jose Trevino that made it a 5-0 game.
Murphy decided to keep Misiorowski in the game, and he bounced back in the fifth by striking out two of the three batters he faced before his afternoon ended in the top of the sixth.
Rarely, opposing hitters have been able to produce favorable results against Misiorowski this season. However, Cincinnati made the most of its opportunities on Thursday.
It is important to note that Misiorowski still finished with 10 strikeouts while allowing only five hits over five innings. He also did not walk any batters, but the two home runs were enough to give the Reds a sizable lead.
Not Enough Offense
After combining for 22 hits in the second and third games of the series, the Brewers' offense lost steam on Thursday.
In 30 at-bats, Milwaukee’s batting order notched just four hits while striking out seven times.
Garrett Mitchell hit his seventh home run of the season to get the Brewers on the board in the fifth, but they could only score one more time thanks to an RBI double by Brice Turang in the bottom of the sixth.
Now at 53-32, the Brewers will travel to Arizona to face the Diamondbacks over the weekend at Chase Field.
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