#Brewers jacob nottingham series

The Brewers extended the lead to 9-4 when Arcia homered to left center off Royals reliever Jake Newberry with two outs in the fifth. The way it went down, I put our bullpen in a bad spot. ''That fourth inning can't happen, and unfortunately it's happened like four times this year,'' Duffy said. That's when Nottingham delivered the Brewers' first grand slam of the season. The Royals made it 4-0 when Perez singled home Mondesi in the third.Īfter giving up Yelich's leadoff homer, Duffy allowed the Brewers' next three batters to reach as Ryan Braun singled, Jedd Gyorko walked and Keston Hiura singled to load the bases.ĭuffy issued a one-out walk to Arcia that cut the lead to 4-2, but seemed on the verge of getting out of the inning after striking out Luis Urias. When Dozier stole second, Nottingham's throw bounced into center field, allowing Perez to score from third. A one-out single by Hunter Dozier put runners on the corners. Kansas City took an early lead off Brewers starter Adrian Houser as the first three batters of the game all scored.Īfter Whit Merrifield singled and Adalberto Mondesi walked to open the game, Perez doubled them home. The top two teams in each division earn automatic playoff berths this season. The Brewers (24-26) are chasing the Reds (26-26) and Cardinals (24-24) for second place in the National League Central behind the Chicago Cubs (31-20).

#Brewers jacob nottingham series

Six Brewers relievers combined to pitch five innings and allow only one run.įriday's game started the Brewers' final home series before they close the regular season with three games at Cincinnati and five at St. Kansas City's Salvador Perez went 4 of 5 with a homer, double, two runs and four RBIs.ĭrew Rasmussen (1-0) pitched one inning of scoreless relief to earn the win. To be able to barrel that ball up and have it go over was awesome.'' ''There's two outs, so you're just trying to get anybody across the board just to get something going. ''You're just trying to fight right there,'' Nottingham said. The comeback had begun when Christian Yelich led off the fourth with his 150th career homer. Nottingham's two-out blast to left off Danny Duffy (3-4) capped a six-run rally in the fourth inning that put the Brewers ahead for good. Kris Bubic (1-5, 4.50) starts for Kansas City, and Corbin Burnes (3-0, 1.98) pitches for Milwaukee.MILWAUKEE (AP) - Jacob Nottingham hit a grand slam and Orlando Arcia added a three-run shot as the Milwaukee Brewers rallied from an early four-run deficit and beat the Kansas City Royals 9-5 on Friday night. The Royals and Brewers continue their three-game series Saturday at Milwaukee.

Milwaukee also released pitcher Jake Faria. When the trade was originally announced, the Phillies had received Phelps for three players to be named later. 31 trade that sent reliever David Phelps to the Philadelphia Phillies. The Brewers acquired pitchers Brandon Ramey, Juan Geraldo and Israel Puello as part of the Aug. “But he helped us win the game, I feel like. “It was getting progressively worse, so we got him out of there,” Counsell said. Braun has been dealing with a back issue all season.Ĭounsell said Braun's back started to tighten up close to the start of the game. “We’re just waiting to hear how today went, get a review of how he feels.”īREWERS: Braun left the game with lower back tightness after hitting a single in the fourth inning.

“He’s at the secondary site getting work,” Matheny said before the game. 5 and has been dealing with a strained right oblique. ROYALS: Kansas City manager Mike Matheny says there’s a possibility outfielder/designated hitter Jorge Soler could play again this season. “Every single one of them came up to me after and were like, ‘Dude we got you, we’ll pick you up.’ It’s something that’ll never happen again. He said after Friday's game that his car hit a pothole, blowing out his right tires on his way to the airport. Duffy was pitching for the first time since getting scratched from a scheduled start Tuesday after missing the Royals’ team flight to Detroit.