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The Brewers needed to accept a disappointing 4-3 loss because the Athletics walked off right this moment’s spring coaching match up.
Within the ninth inning, the Athletics’ Davis Diaz labored a leadoff stroll to achieve base. A chance arrived for the Brewers to alleviate the strain when a groundball went to shortstop Demetrio Nadal, however he had difficulties wrangling the ball. That allowed Diaz to advance to second, and he then scored on a walkoff hit from Sahid Valanzuela in opposition to pitcher Chad Patrick.
Whereas the tip consequence was a loss, that’s not a lot of a urgent concern and at the least added some late leisure worth. There have been extra fascinating occasions all through the sport related to the lineup and pitching staffs.
The Brewers lineup received off to a sluggish begin in opposition to Athletics starter Jeffrey Springs. In simply 4 innings of labor, Springs struck out eight batters. Whereas there have been loads of reserves within the lineup for Milwaukee, it was a notable incidence all through the primary half of the sport. Specifically, Vinny Capra struggled right this moment, regardless of the recent spring coaching he’s had. He went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts.
The Brewers managed three hits all through the primary 5 innings. They scored one run off Springs when Jake Bauers knocked a house run over the left discipline wall.
The Brewers subsequent scored within the sixth inning. After already recording two outs, the Brewers put collectively a brief rally within the sixth inning. Isaac Collins was hit by a pitch and Eric Haase reached on an infield single. It was a softly hit ball to proper discipline that, as a result of second baseman’s positioning, would have been practically inconceivable to report an out.
That arrange Andruw Monasterio for probably the most thrilling performs of the sport. A slicing ball to proper discipline landed simply in entrance of the diving proper fielder, who was left helpless because the ball bounced by and into the nook. Monasterio wheeled across the bases for a two-run triple. Monasterio finally completed 2-for-3 and raised his spring OPS to 1.236.
Brewers starter Jose Quintana solely went 37 pitches as he builds up his workload. This was solely his second outing this spring, in order that’s comprehensible. He pitched three innings, permitting two earned runs and a house run to Colby Thomas. On the final pitch of his outing, one other ball went deep to the middle discipline warning observe, however fell simply brief to report the third out of the inning.
Joel Payamps and Jared Koening each pitched a shutout inning in aid. It was Patrick who completed off the sport, going 3 1⁄3 innings whereas permitting two earned runs. Whereas 5 hits allowed isn’t as fairly of a quantity, he was in a position to report 4 strikeouts.
After the sport, the Brewers introduced that infielders Tyler Black and Caleb Durbin had been optioned to Triple-A.
Milwaukee could have numerous Sunday baseball tomorrow with a scheduled split-squad day. At 3:10 p.m., the Brewers host the Colorado Rockies whereas elsewhere the Brewers will play the Seattle Mariners.
