It was an exciting start to the week in Milwaukee as the Brewers battled the Detroit Tigers. Here’s a recap of what happened in the series and what you can expect next from the Brew Crew.
Milwaukee Brewers vs. Detroit Tigers Game One:
Final Score: 4-2 Tigers
Colin Rea got the ball in game one and had an underwhelming start. Rea fought his way through five innings and allowed four runs.
Offensively the Brewers did not get much going. William Contreras had a solo home run in the first inning, and Mike Brosseau had a solo shot in the third. That was all the offense. The plus side of this game came from the bullpen. We saw season debuts for Alex Claudio and Jake Cousins. The bullpen threw a combined four scoreless innings against Detroit.
Milwaukee Brewers vs. Detroit Tigers Game Two:
Final Score: 4-3 Tigers
Eric Lauer was on the bump in game two. To say the least, Lauer has not been impressive this year, and that didn’t change in this game. The Southpaw allowed eight hits and four runs in just three innings.
Once again, the Brewers were not able to get much going offensively. Christian Yelich and Owen Miller each had RBIs. Milwaukee’s biggest hit of the game against the Tigers was a solo home run that came off the bat of Rowdy Tellez. The positives were once again in the bullpen. Elvis Peguero led the way with three scoreless innings. Joel Payamps and Peter Strzelecki combined to finish off the rest of the game.
Milwaukee Brewers vs. Detroit Tigers Game Three:
Final Score: 6-2 Brewers
Freddy Peralta made the final start of the series vs. the Tigers. After a pair of rough starts, the right-hander had a solid bounce-back outing. Peralta scattered two unearned runs over six innings.
Milwaukee got runs on the board immediately. Rowdy Tellez kicked it off with an RBI double, and Brian Anderson’s two-run single made it 3-0 in the bottom of the first. The Brewers added two more runs in the third inning courtesy of Victor Caratini, who hit a two-run blast. Milwaukee stayed relatively quiet from this point until the eighth inning when Joey Wiemer went deep for the second time this season.
Overall this was not a great series for the Brewers. The starting pitching was poor in games one and two, and the offense didn’t do much to make up for it. That said, they looked sharp in game three, so there is nothing to worry about. Hopefully, Milwaukee can carry their game-three momentum into the next series.
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