The Milwaukee Brewers came into their half of the ninth inning trailing the San Diego Padres 4-1. They ended up winning the game 5-4 on an Andrew McCutchen walk-off single to score Jace Peterson from third base. How Peterson ended up on third, though, is the real story of tonight’s game.
Jace Peterson Plays Hero in the Ninth Inning
Keston Hiura led off the Brewers half of the ninth inning with a single off of Padres closer Taylor Rogers. Coming into the game, Rogers was second in baseball with 17 saves. After Hiura reached, Rogers hit both Kolten Wong and Victor Caratini with pitches to load the bases with no outs.
Jace Peterson came up to the plate, and after working the count to 3-1, did this:
JACE PETERSON!!!
We're tied in the 9th!#ThisIsMyCrew pic.twitter.com/yvqYwPwpfW
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) June 3, 2022
Peterson cleared the bases with a three-RBI triple to tie the game.
Andrew McCutchen Gives the Brewers the Walk-Off Win
Andrew McCutchen entered the game in a woeful 0-29 slump. After going 0-4 to start the game, McCutchen came up clutch with a huge slump buster up the middle to win the game.
CUTCH WINS IT!!
Down 4-1 in the 9th, the Brewers walk it off!@TheCUTCH22 | #ThisIsMyCrew pic.twitter.com/sxDX9uIylV
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) June 3, 2022
The San Diego Padres had brought in Nabil Chismatt, a right-handed pitcher, to face McCutchen. It did not matter as McCutchen laced a 2-1 offering up the middle for a single. It was his first hit since May 26 against the St. Louis Cardinals.
After the game, McCutchen discussed how he powered through his slump with Bally Sports’ Sophia Minnaert:
"I said I was gonna get through it and I saw nothing but support."
McCutchen talking with @SophiaMinnaert following his walk-off hit showing the love to the Brewers fans! pic.twitter.com/cbV5JANwkV
— Bally Sports Wisconsin (@BallySportWI) June 3, 2022
Brewers Pitching Against the Padres
Adrian Houser started the game for the Milwaukee Brewers. He pitched five innings, allowing just a single run on five hits and three walks. Houser also had five strikeouts.
Brent Suter pitched the sixth and seventh innings for the Brewers, giving up two runs on two hits and a walk. Rookie reliever Peter Strzelecki made his Major League debut pitching the eighth and ninth innings. Strzelecki allowed one run on two hits and two walks while striking out three. He was awarded with the win, the first of his career.
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Game Notes
- Tyrone Taylor started the game in center field and went 1-4; he has hit safely in 12 of his last 15 games
- Victor Caratini did not hit a home run tonight, which means he did not break a very unique record
- Omar Narvaez was put on COVID IL prior to the game; Alex Hall was called up from Single-A Wisconsin to take his place on the roster.
- Kolten Wong was 1-2 with two runs scored… and was hit by a pitch twice.
Up Next
An intense pitching matchup will pit Corbin Burnes (3-2, 1.95 ERA) against Padres ace Joe Musgrove (5-0, 1.86 ERA) tomorrow at 7:10 CST.
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