SAN FRANCISCO: These teams would love to meet again in October, and if they do, the Brewers have proven to be able to beat the Giants in a seven-game series. Even when things don’t go as planned.
Lorenzo Cain homered for the second night in a row and drove in three runs, Jace Peterson hit a left-footed tie with two hits and two starts in the seventh inning and Milwaukee eliminated San Francisco from first place with a rain of bullpen arms , 5 -2 on Wednesday at Oracle Park.
Six relievers threw behind Brewers starter Brett Anderson after he was hit in the second inning on the throwing shoulder by a 103.1 mph line and left the game in the third. Hunter Strickland was the first player to throw two huge, unscored innings. The Giants tied the game at 2 in the fifth against Justin Topa, but Daniel Norris worked the sixth inning to keep him tied, Brad Boxberger and Jake Cousins retained a one-run lead in the seventh and eighth. night when Devin Williams was out of bounds. and Josh Hader won his 29th save in the ninth with a bit of a breather.
The collective effort gave the Brewers their third straight win in this four-game series and a 4-2 lead over the Giants in the regular season of the seven-team regular season, with the end of Thursday to end .
“It was amazing,” said Anderson, who was lucky enough to escape with just a bruise. “I’ve put these guys in bad spots, of my own free will or for weird things, the last few times, and [for the bullpen to cover] the last seven seemingly unharmed, to do the work they did, was phenomenal ”.
As a result of this work, the Brewers surpass 30 games over 500 for the first time in a decade and have a 10 1/2 game lead over Cincinnati, second, equaling the 2011 club with the division greatest on any date in the history of franchises.
The Giants, meanwhile, fell from first place in NL West for the first time since May 30th. The Dodgers are the new leaders in the Western Division.
“It’s the next man’s mindset,” Cain said. “That’s what you need.”
It was that kind of night when Anderson came out with an injury for the fifth time this season. His other problems were related to his lower body; the 33-year-old was briefly questionable when he started his last game against the Reds with a tight hamstring.
This time, Anderson could do nothing about it. After Cain’s two-run single gave the Brewers the lead at the top of the second inning, Wilmer Flores and Brandon Crawford led the bottom half with successive singles. the path to Christian Yelich in the left field.
“From midfield it looked scary,” Cain said.
“Thank God, I shrugged,” Anderson said. “If I don’t break down at the last second, I’ll probably get it off my chin and I’m still lying in the middle of the field.”
He threw a couple of practice throws, stayed in the game and managed to pull out the next three batters in order.
“At first I didn’t think it was great, but the adrenaline is a big deal,” Anderson said. “I think I started throwing harder. I probably went a little black. It’s one of those weird things. I have been criticized all my career for coming out with simple things. If I leave a game, I leave for a significant reason. [Wednesday] it just shows that I can overcome some things.
“… I was proud of the way I got the second one.”
It was another night when perseverance paid off for the Brewers, who ended up with the greatest leadership of any of MLB’s top teams.
“When you get to a situation like the one we did with Brett tonight, it has to go perfect and right,” said Craig Counsell, beer manager. “A lot of guys did a great job, starting with Hunter Strickland, who is still a hero without singing with the tickets he’s thrown in and the work he’s done.”
“We’re playing with each other,” Strickland said, “and I think that’s the key. Get your guys where you can and as long as your name is said.”