Todd Rosiak
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Revealed 7: 48 PM EDT Sep 26, 2019
CINCINNATI — There was no put up-occasion hangover Thursday afternoon.
Regardless of a brief turnaround and being with out a number of of their widespread players, the Milwaukee Brewers pulled collectively as they possess acquired all month and carried out a 3-sport sweep of the Cincinnati Reds with a 5-3 victory at Massive American Ball Park.
Orlando Arcia broke the offensive seal with a bases-clearing double throughout the fourth inning, and Milwaukee did all its spoil in opposition to all-star right-hander Luis Castillo two days after dealing with yet one more of Cincinnati’s stalwarts in Sonny Grey.
The pitching equation was as quickly as further the equivalent – a secure 5-inning supply from Shuffle Anderson and yeoman’s work from 4 relievers –- as a result of the Brewers tied their season excessive with their seventh straight make the most of whereas ticking off their 18th of their closing 20.
BOX SCORE:Brewers 5, Reds 3
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With three video video games closing at Colorado, Milwaukee is superb one sport throughout the help of the St. Louis Cardinals throughout the Central Division.
“This used to be a big sport,” supervisor Craig Counsell mentioned. “We made it so it’s a big weekend in Denver, and place some stress on the Cardinals, and that’s what we desired to set apart.”
Coming off his group’s wild-card-clinching victory Wednesday night, Counsell sat Ryan Braun, Mike Moustakas and Lorenzo Cain attributable to the moment turnaround. The trio was furthermore a blended 5 for 29 in opposition to Castillo all-time.
Then, midway by the 2nd inning, Eric Thames was pulled from the game attributable to tightness in each hamstrings, with Yasmani Grandal transferring from catcher to first deplorable and Manny Piña taking up throughout the help of the plate.
The Reds already had grabbed a 1-Zero lead, with Aristedes Aquino taking Anderson out to left self-self-discipline with two outs throughout the first inning.
Castillo made immediate work of the Brewers his first time by the lineup, permitting best an infield single to Arcia.
However as Anderson settled in, points fleet swung throughout the Brewers’ want throughout the fourth.
Grandal and Keston Hiura opened by drawing walks from Castillo, who responded by placing out Piña and getting Cory Spangenberg to hit right into a fielder’s completely different.
However Travis Shaw adopted by drawing the third recede of the inning, loading the bases, and Arcia despatched a shot to the outlet in left-coronary heart that Josh VanMeter acquired a glove on however could not slightly reel in.
Arcia was left with a bases-clearing double. And after Ben Gamel adopted with a double into the left-self-self-discipline nook to salvage Arcia, Milwaukee’s benefit was as much as 4-1.
Counsell pointed to Grandal’s recede as a result of the turning degree of that inning, incomes the free amble after falling throughout the help of throughout the depend, 0-2.
“It roughly shocked me that he threw 4 (changeups) in a row – 4 factual ones, too,” said Grandal, whose 108 walks now inferior third in franchise history. “However I had already modified the game notion.
“I didn’t are eager to crawl down as a result of I had glorious swing by it down throughout the strike zone. If he was going to beat me, he was going to beat me up. It glorious so took jam that he went to his power and walked me.”
After Anderson labored spherical a Hiura error to start the underside of the fourth, an RBI double by Piña made it a 5-1 sport. Hiura was furthermore thrown out on the plate on the play, along with his head-first sprint arising glorious quick.
Anderson (8-4) tossed a scoreless fifth, ending his day after 93 pitches.
Milwaukee could not tack on any insurance coverage protection runs in opposition to Cincinnati’s bullpen, and after Junior Guerra and Drew Pomeranz held the Reds at bay points acquired vibrant when Counsell tabbed rookie Devin Williams for the eighth.
Consecutive one-out doubles made it 5-3, and after Williams struck out Kyle Farmer, supervisor David Bell despatched Eugenio Suárez – along with his 49 dwelling runs – to the plate as a pinch-hitter.
Counsell countered with Josh Hader, who place Suárez on deliberately. Issues acquired extra new when Hader hit Christian Colón throughout the foot with a pitch to load the bases, however Hader escaped by getting a pop cruise to right from José Peraza.
Hader fleet dispatched the Reds throughout the ninth for his 37th maintain, sending the Brewers on to Colorado
“Even coming into this sequence, excellent giving ourselves a possibility used to be all lets demand for,” Counsell mentioned. “To be succesful of in finding it to 1 sport with three to play, you feel comparable to you’ve undoubtedly place some heat on the Cardinals, and that’s a factual ingredient.”
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Seize it help:Grandal awoke the Reds’ dugout throughout the first inning when, batting from the left side, he unintentionally flung his bat into it on a swing. Any particular person from inside then threw the bat help out onto the self-self-discipline, producing laughs from the group, and Grandal struck out on Castillo’s subsequent pitch.
Thames is OK:Counsell did not appear to be anxious about Thames in a while.
“He used to be excellent cramping at the present time,” he mentioned. “He was cramping all day and I glorious didn’t are eager to wretchedness it accessible with him. You noticed that play closing night – he was cramping a little bit bit bit. Glorious usually sore, and when he’ll get a little bit bit stride down he cramps.
“That’s excellent a model to look at out with him.”
Lyles was a great purchase:The Brewers’ file with Jordan Lyles on the mound moved to 10-1 after the began the playoff clincher Wednesday night. Not too unpleasant for a commerce time restrict acquisition that drew few favorable notices.
“I don’t perceive how of us inferior these points however it’s acquired to be one among principally probably the most environment friendly strikes on the time restrict, alongside with Drew (Pomeranz),” Counsell mentioned. “They’ve had an expansive influence on what we’ve carried out. We’re 10-1 in Jordan’s begins now. I don’t perceive how noteworthy further impactful it’s seemingly you will perhaps find than that. That’s unimaginable. He retains making pitches. That’s what he’s carried out for us and can proceed to wish to set aside for us.”
Lyles is lined as much as start the NL wild-card sport if that’s the set aside the Brewers land throughout the postseason.
Formulation gained’t alternate:Come scouts from the various playoff teams have been following the Brewers, making an attempt to wager what they’ll set aside with their pitching throughout the event that they arrive to sequence play.
“It’s seemingly you will perhaps perhaps furthermore’t withhold many secrets and techniques and recommendations with that stuff,” Counsell mentioned. “We’re going to make the most of a bunch of pitching. I in truth mediate, in slightly a pair of the best way, we’re higher located this 300 and sixty 5 days, pitching-smart. We’re deeper this 300 and sixty 5 days, pitching-smart. It’s seemingly you will perhaps perhaps furthermore’t sneak up on of us throughout the playoffs, and it’s seemingly you will perhaps’t shock of us. That’s not the way you make the most of. You’ve acquired to make the most of by taking half in factual baseball, and that’s what we’re going to wish to set aside.”
RECORD
This 300 and sixty 5 days: 89-70
Final 300 and sixty 5 days: 92-67
COMING UP
Friday: Brewers at Rockies, 7: 10 p.m. Milwaukee RHP Zach Davies (10-7, 3.61) vs. Colorado RHP Antonio Senzatela (10-11, 6.90). TV: FS Wisconsin. Radio: AM-620.
Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel employees contributed to this doc.
