The last time we saw the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night, their offense looked severely restricted during a 1-0 loss to the Miami Marlins. Milwaukee’s offense made sure that during their next series, a three-game matchup between the Boston Red Sox they score a ton, and give their team some much-needed wins to stay on top of the NL Central division. The Brewers showed out in Fenway as they pulled out a tremendous 7-2 victory over the Red Sox.
Milwaukee is at 29-21, after last night’s win. They sit two and a half games above the second-place Chicago Cubs in the NL Central. Boston falls to 26-25 after the first game of this series. The Red Sox are third in the AL East division, they sit nine games behind the New York Yankees for first place in the division.
Milwaukee Brewers’ Eager Offense Scores 7 Runs in Win Over the Red Sox
Both teams went scoreless during the first two innings of this ball game. In the top of the third, Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Brice Turang hit a sacrifice fly to drive in the game’s first run. A batter later, Milwaukee’s catcher William Contreras crushed a two-run home run over the Green Monster in left field at Fenway Park, extending the Brewers lead to 3-0. An inning and a half later, Boston’s shortstop David Hamilton ripped an RBI double down the left field line to make it a 3-1 ball game.
Brewers Tack On Another Three-Run Inning
During the top of the fifth inning, Brewers left fielder Christian Yelich drove an RBI double to the center field wall. A batter later, shortstop Willy Adames pounded a two-run double to the short right-field wall. This now gave the Brewers a 6-1 lead in Boston. Red Sox first baseman Dominic Smith drove a solo homer to center field, making it a four-run deficit for Boston. A few innings later during the top of the ninth, Brewers third baseman Joey Ortiz hit a sacrifice fly which gave the team a 7-2 lead and eventually the win.
Top Performers from the Brewers 7-2 Win
Brewers pitcher Bryse Wilson pitched five and one third innings allowing two runs on six hits, and a walk while striking out seven batters during the win. Christian Yelich went three for four with an RBI, while William Contreras and Willy Adames went two for four with two RBIs apiece during the win. Boston’s pitcher Kutter Crawford went four and one third innings allowing six runs on seven hits and two walks, while striking out four batters. Red Sox left fielder Jarren Duran went three for five, and Dominic Smith went two for three during the loss. Milwaukee’s pitching staff combined for 10 strikeouts, while the offense scored their seven runs on 11 hits.
Milwaukee hopes to continue this hot-hitting all series long against the Red Sox. If they can continue to pull out wins, the Brewers will further their first-pace positioning within the NL Central.
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