Milwaukee Brewers edges Miami Marlins 2-1
Game Summary
Milwaukee Brewers squeaked out a narrow win over Miami Marlins, 2-1. Tension ran high from start to finish in this one-run thriller.
A classic pitchers' duel: 22 combined strikeouts between the two staffs.
Key Players
Otto Lopez led Miami Marlins's offense, going 2-for-4. Miami Marlins reliever Calvin Faucher threw 1.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 K and anchored the pitching staff.
Joey Ortiz led Milwaukee Brewers's offense, going 2-for-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI. Milwaukee Brewers reliever Chad Patrick threw 1.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 K and anchored the pitching staff.
Pitching Report
Miami Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 7 K, 4 BB (104 pitches). Quality start. K/IP of 1.17 reflects dominant strikeout stuff. The bullpen (4 pitchers) was scoreless over 3.7 IP with 6 K — a flawless relief effort.
Milwaukee Brewers starter Logan Henderson: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4 K, 0 BB (73 pitches). The bullpen (5 pitchers) was scoreless over 5.0 IP with 5 K — a flawless relief effort.
Hitting Analysis
Miami Marlins: 6 H, 0 RBI (team AVG 0.182).
Multi-hit games: Otto Lopez (2-for-4).
Milwaukee Brewers: 6 H, 2 RBI (team AVG 0.207). Includes 1 HR. Drew 8 walks, boosting on-base production.
Multi-hit games: Garrett Mitchell (2-for-4), Joey Ortiz (2-for-4, 1 HR).
Cleanup cold: Brice Turang (0-for-4), Jake Bauers (0-for-3). The silence from the heart of the order proved costly.