Box Score
The Brewers secured a 5-1 victory against the Houston Astros in the first game of a three-game set.
Tobias Myers put together his best start of the season, pitching 5 1/3 innings while allowing just one run. He was incredibly efficient through much of the game and only allowed three hits through the first five innings.
Things got sketchy for a moment in the sixth. He gave up back-to-back hits to put runners on the corner and when Myers himself made a throwing error on a chopped grounder back to the mound, the Astros were able to score their first run with just one out. Yainer Diaz then singled to load the bases and the Brewers decided to pull Myers.
They tasked Nick Mears with the fireman role and he executed perfectly. He got a strikeout and a groundout to escape the inning.
The relief corps continued the excellent night for Milwaukee pitching with Jared Koenig and Grant Anderson both finishing the seventh and eighth inning respectively without allowing a runner to get into scoring position.
The offense was just as good as the pitching, putting pressure on Astros’ starter Ronel Blanco early. In the first inning, Isaac Collins hit a single, but was caught on a strike-em-out, throw-em-out double play. The next inning it was Jake Bauers getting on with a bunt single.
The Brewers finally got on the scoreboard in the third inning with the first of their offensive bursts. Joey Ortiz hit a double on a sinking ball to the shallow outfield and William Contreras brought him home.
Christian Yelich followed with a massive two-run home run to give the Brewers a 3-0 lead. It was a no-doubter, Yelich’s sixth bomb of the season. He’s still struggling with an OPS below .700, but it’s a positive sign for Yelich.
In the fifth, the Brewers threatened to put up another monster inning against Blanco when they put two runners on the bases with no outs. But Blanco struck out Contreras, Yelich, and Hoskins to make his way back to the dugout with his team still competitive on the scoreline.
In the eighth inning, the Brewers built on their lead for some extra security. Yelich got on base with a single and stole second base to set up Hoskins behind him. Hoskins then hit an RBI double, and Jake Bauers singled to bring in pinch-runner Daz Cameron (replacing Hoskins), and suddenly Milwaukee was up 5-1.
With that lead established, the Brewers brought in Joel Payamps to finish the game. He struck out the first batter he faced, Zach Dezenzo, before allowing a single. He bounced right back by striking out Cam Smith looking with a slider right down the middle. The final batter popped out to left to end the game, a game in which the Brewers outplayed Houston for much of the night.
The teams battle again tomorrow at 6:40 p.m. Chad Patrick is slated to duel against Hayden Wesneski.
