Brewers 1 Reds 0
The Reds have not scored in 28 consecutive innings.
They are the first team since 1960 to lose three consecutive 1-0 games (Philadelphia Phillies).
Per Elias Sports, they are the sixth team in MLB history to lose 3 straight games by a score of 1-0, joining:
1960 PHI, 1917 PIT, 1909 WAS, 1909 SLB, 1908 BRO. No team has done so in four straight.
Offense: 0 R, 2 H. Last three games: 0 run, 9 hits….9 for their last 90. My Butler Math says that’s a .100 batting average. 27 K, 3 BB. Their last run was Elly’s homer in the 7th inning Monday night. Monday: 14 hits, 14 runs. Other six games: 10 runs, 30 hits.
Brewers starter Nestor Cortes: 6 IN, 1 H, 0 R.
Entered with 36.00. Served up home runs on the first first three pitches of the game, and five homers, five walks and eight runs over two innings vs the Yankees.
Lodolo: 6.2 IN, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 82 pitches/ 56 strikes.
Exited w/ 2 outs and 2 on in 7th. 27 pitches through innings 1-3. 29 pitch 4th had Sam Moll warming. His fielding error on a toss from CES opened the door for the first run in the 4th. Bounce back with a seven pitch 5th. Back to back 0 walk starts for 2nd time in his career (‘22) and over 49 starts.
Rotation has allowed 10 earned runs in seven games: Greene 3, Lodolo 2, Martinez 4, Singer 0, Spiers 1.
Chance I: Jeimer Candelario singled and pinch-hitter Gavin Lux walked with one out in the 7th. Spencer II: Steer flew out on a 10-pitch at-bat. Santiago Espinal flew out.
Chance: Matt McLain reached second on a two out error in the 8th. Elly bounced out.
Spencer Steer: 0 for 3, two soft fly outs and a K. 1 for 18. Something has to give. Season exit velocity of 83 mph is down from 88 last season.
TJ Friedl: BB. With a runner on 2nd and one out, failed at his 2nd bunt attempt for a hit this season. Later, he hit a chopper back to the pitcher.
Elly: With two outs and a runner on 3rd, he looked at five consecutive pitches and struck out in the 3rd. Nice 8th inning field/gun down of runner at plate with infield in.
Team batting average .197 (T-24th). Team ERA 2.47 (5th). Rotation ERA 2.06 (3rd).
Bullpen:
8th: Scott Barlow final out of 2 on, 2 out jam.
9th: Graham Ashcraft
How they scored:
Say what?
The Brewers have won 10 consecutive series vs the Reds.