The Milwaukee Brewers saw their winning streak come to an end on Sunday after falling to the Miami Marlins, 5-3. Here is what contributed to the loss:
Despite notching nine strikeouts through five innings of work in his fifth start of the season, Brewers right-hander Jacob Misiorowski was far from perfect.
The 24-year-old allowed four hits, three runs, one earned run, and three walks during his time on the mound. He had a rough first inning highlighted by a walk, a wild pitch, a hit batter, and an RBI single that allowed Miami to take a 2-0 lead.
Misiorowski cleaned things up and had a strong second inning in which he struck out the Marlins’ side. He continued to work batters until the bottom of the sixth inning when he was replaced by DL Hall.
When it came time for Hall to take the mound, it did not go well for him.
Hall opened his relief appearance with a walk. He responded with a strikeout before allowing a double and a two-run single that extended the deficit for the Brewers to 5-1.
For most of the day, the Brewers’ offense was mostly anemic.
However, Milwaukee was able to gain some momentum in the eighth inning. It began with a single by right fielder Sal Frelick before designated hitter Garrett Mitchell drew a walk with two outs.
Subsequently, Brice Turang drew a walk, which set up Gary Sánchez to drive in two runs with an RBI single to center field to make it a 5-3 game.
Yet, the runs that Hall allowed and the Brewers’ inability to manufacture consistent offense until that point kept them from getting completely back in the game. Milwaukee had one last chance in the top of the ninth, but strikeouts by Luis Rengifo and Brandon Lockridge before a groundout by Blake Perkins solidified their loss.
By the end of the game, the Brewers had gone 5-for-31 at the plate and struck out 10 times, seven of which came at the hand of Miami starting pitcher Eury Pérez as he kept the Brewers’ lineup in a state of struggle.
Despite falling on Sunday, the Brewers still won the series. They are now 12-9 and have fallen back to fourth in the National League Central Division, which has proven to be highly competitive in the early going as each of its occupants are sitting above .500.
Milwaukee will have Monday off before beginning a three-game series on the road against the Detroit Tigers.
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