MILWAUKEE (AP) — Told he had the day off after pitching three shutout innings in the NL Championship Series opener
http://www.bravesfanproshop.com/authentic-dansby-swanson-jersey , hard-throwing Milwaukee left-hander Josh Hader wasn’t expecting a call to the
bullpen.After watching Brewers relievers blow a late three-run lead in Game 2,
Hader would have embraced back-to-back outings, high pitch count and
all.“Adrenaline can do a lot things,” he said when asked if he could have
pitched.The best-of-seven series is tied at a game apiece after the Dodgers
dented the rest of the Brewers’ hard-throwing relievers in the late innings for
a second straight day and won 4-3 on Saturday.While Wade Miley pitched 5 2/3
shutout innings and became Milwaukee’s first pitcher to get an out in the sixth
inning in the postseason, the Dodgers rallied from a three-run, seventh-inning
deficit for the win.Miley had thrown 74 pitches when he was removed.“Look you’re
either too early or too late,” manager Craig Counsell said. “At some point,
you’ve got to make a decision, and I thought he was going through the heart of
the lineup for the third time.”Milwaukee had the fifth-best bullpen ERA during
the regular season at 3.47
Ozzie Albies Jersey , including a best-in-the-majors 1.98 in September.But the bullpen has been showing cracks. Milwaukee pitchers made 72
appearances during the Brewers’ 12-game winning streak, including 24 in the
first four games of the playoffs. It’s a heavy workload.Other than Hader, the
Brewers’ bullpen has allowed eight runs in 7 1/3 innings against Los Angeles, a
9.82 ERA.Milwaukee nearly wasted a five-run lead in Game 1 before holding on for
a 6-5 win Friday night when Corey Knebel struck out Justin Turner to strand the
potential tying run on third. Four relievers gave up four runs and five hits in
the last two inningsWith the Brewers ahead 3-0 in the seventh in Game 2, Corbin
Burnes walked Max Muncy leading off the seventh, gave up a single to Manny
Machado and an RBI single to Cody Bellinger. Jeremy Jeffress came in and forced
in a run with a one-out, bases-loaded walk to Austin Barnes before getting
Yasmani Grandal to ground into a double play.But Chris Taylor singled leading
off the eighth and Turner followed with a go-ahead, two-run homer.Jeffress sat
by himself quietly in the dugout after leaving the game, blowing bubble
gum.“It’s just
http://www.bravesfanproshop.com/authentic-mike-foltynewicz-jersey , you know, the nature of the game. I can’t strike everybody out. I can’t make
everybody hit a ground ball. I am human,” Jeffress said when asked how he felt
mentally and physically.“But right now I feel great. It’s just you have to make
pitches in big counts. Better results will happen.”Hader, who broke a
44-year-old record for regular-season strikeouts by a left-handed reliever, had
thrown 46 pitches in the opener.A travel day might allow the bullpen to reset
heading into Game 3 Monday at Dodger Stadium, though Counsell said he would
check with how his big three of Jeffress, Hader and Knebel felt on the day off.
Knebel has thrown 31 pitches over two innings in the first two games.Jeffress
blew a lead for the second time in the postseason. He wasted a 2-0, ninth-inning
advantage in the Division Series opener against Colorado, a game the Brewers
rebounded to win in 10 innings.“For me
Danny Santana Jersey , J.J. made one bad pitch today,” Counsell said, “and it cost him.”Milwaukee has been using its talented young pitchers in the
postseason for multiple innings. It worked in the Division Series, but that
philosophy is being tested by the Dodgers.“I’m sure they had a scouting report
before we came in,” Hader said. “We’re going to have the days that those the
bloopers fall in, and there are going to be days that those bloopers get caught.
It just didn’t go our way that time.” Boston Red Sox designated hitter J.D.
Martinez and Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich were named the
winners of the American League and National League Hank Aaron Award,
respectively, on Friday.According to Major League Baseball, the Hank Aaron Award
is given to the best offensive performer in each league:MLB
MLB.JDMartinez14
http://www.bravesfanproshop.com/authentic-brandon-mccarthy-jersey , ChristianYelich take home the 2018 Hank Aaron Award for best offensive
performers in AL, NL. JQ4qrPVMLFMartinez hit .330 with 43 home runs and an
MLB-leading 130 RBI during the regular season, while Yelich hit an NL-best .326
with 36 homers and 110 RBI.In his first season with the Red Sox, Martinez
narrowly missed winning the American League Triple Crown, as he finished second
in batting average to teammate Mookie Betts (.346) and second in home runs to
Oakland Athletics DH Khris Davis (48).Martinez is among the leading candidates
to win the AL MVP award, but he may find it difficult to beat out Betts since
the latter is so strong defensively.Meanwhile, Yelich is the front-runner to win
the NL MVP. Like Martinez, Yelich came close to winning a Triple Crown, as he
finished two home runs behind Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado and
one RBI behind Chicago Cubs second baseman Javier Baez for the National League
leads.Yelich enjoyed a career year after getting traded to Milwaukee from the
Miami Marlins as part of their roster purge.While Yelich and the Brewers fell to
the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series
Ender Inciarte Jersey , Martinez and the Red Sox are playing for the World Series.The Hank Aaron Award was established in 1999.Martinez is the fourth
different Red Sox player to win it, joining Manny Ramirez, David Ortiz and Kevin
Youkilis.The only Brewers player to win the award prior to Yelich was Prince
Fielder in 2007.
