MILWAUKEE — Scoring isn’t an issue for the Milwaukee Brewers anymore.
William Contreras homered and doubled, Sal Frelick drove in three runs and the Milwaukee Brewers capitalized on San Diego’s management issues to beat the Padres 10-6 on Sunday for his or her eighth consecutive victory.
The Brewers have scored not less than 5 runs in every sport throughout this win streak and had not less than six runs in all however certainly one of them. They had scored as many as 5 runs simply 53 occasions of their first 122 video games.
“We just have good at bats,” stated Mark Canha, who had two hits through the Brewers‘ seven-run rally in the sixth inning. “We’re doing a bit of little bit of every part. We’re strolling. We’re hitting for energy. We’re simply getting on base and in addition cashing in runs with runners in scoring place. We’re simply type of ‘offense-ing.’ “
Milwaukee‘s seven-run sixth inning matched its best inning this season and helped the Brewers erase an early 4-1 deficit. The Brewers drew 5 walks throughout that rally, together with one to Carlos Santana that compelled house the go-ahead run.
The Brewers additionally had seven-run innings April 3 in opposition to the New York Mets and May 14 in opposition to Kansas City.
PHOTOS: Contreras, Frelick assist Brewers beat Padres 10-6 for eighth straight victory
San Diego answered with two runs within the seventh and had the tying run on the plate with no outs earlier than Hoby Milner protected the 9-6 benefit by retiring Juan Soto, Manny Machado and Xander Bogaerts so as.
The Padres went 0 for 12 with runners in scoring place.
“There were a lot of things that were kind of a microcosm of what’s been going on this year,” Padres supervisor Bob Melvin stated. “The runners in scoring position. Not being able to hold a lead. Just a lot of things that added up today that we’ve seen a little bit before.”
Milwaukee accomplished a three-game sweep of the Padres and prolonged its longest successful streak of the 12 months. The Brewers have swept three straight collection of not less than two video games for the primary time since April 2014.
The Brewers lead the NL Central by 4 video games over the Chicago Cubs heading right into a three-game collection starting Monday at Wrigley Field.
“It’s going to be a fun series,” Brewers supervisor Craig Counsell stated. “That’s how I look at it. As you get down to the end, the series all become more fun because they all become a little more important.”
The Brewers, who drew a season-high 9 walks Sunday, proceed to capitalize on large innings. They scored 5 runs within the third inning of a 7-3 victory Friday and 5 extra within the fifth inning of a 5-4 triumph Saturday.
“We have been kind of feeding on each other a lot,” Canha stated. “I notice when we get a leadoff guy on, usually that next guy gets on. It kind of snowballs like that.”
Milwaukee overcame an harm to starter Adrian Houser, who gave up 4 runs in two innings earlier than departing with what the crew known as minor proper forearm tightness.
Houser allowed a two-run homer to Gary Sánchez and a solo shot to Matthew Batten within the second,
“It’s not in the ligament, the UCL area, so from that perspective (it’s) less concerning,” Counsell stated. “But he did have elbow stiffness, and that for a pitcher, we’ve got to take you out of the game when that’s going on. I think tomorrow’s a big day for him. See how he feels coming into tomorrow. We’re at the risk of certainly missing a start.”
Bryse Wilson (6-0) pitched 4 shutout innings, permitting two hits and a stroll whereas putting out 4.
Milwaukee trailed 4-2 with one out within the sixth when Canha singled and Brice Turang walked in opposition to Michael Wacha. Steven Wilson (1-2) loaded the bases with a stroll to Andruw Monasterio and allowed a tying, two-run double to pinch-hitter Rowdy Tellez.
Wilson deliberately walked Christian Yelich and retired Contreras earlier than strolling Santana, bringing house Monasterio. Frelick greeted Nick Martinez with a two-run double and Canha capped the rally with a two-run single.
The Padres mounted a comeback of their very own within the seventh with out the advantage of successful. Abner Uribe threw a pair of run-scoring wild pitches earlier than Milner stranded his inherited runners.
TRAINER’S ROOM
After pitching three innings in a rehabilitation project with Class A Wisconsin, RHP Julio Teheran (hip) is predicted to pitch Wednesday for Triple-A Nashville.
UP NEXT
Padres: Open a three-game collection at St. Louis on Monday. LHP Blake Snell (10-9, 2.73 ERA) pitches for the Padres and RHP Adam Wainwright (3-9, 8.61) begins for the Cardinals.
Brewers: LHP Wade Miley (6-3, 3.18) begins for the Brewers and RHP Jameson Taillon (7-8, 5.60) pitches for the Cubs on Monday.
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