MILWAUKEE — Andrew Chafin and Abner Uribe couldn’t discover the plate with the sport on the road.
The Colorado Rockies fortunately took benefit.
Chafin and Uribe mixed to permit three straight bases-loaded walks within the tenth inning and the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers misplaced 7-3 to the Rockies on Tuesday evening.
“We didn’t throw strikes that inning,” Brewers supervisor Craig Counsell mentioned. “Any time it’s that kind of dramatic, it’s going to cost you. It certainly cost us.”
The Brewers lead the NL Central by 1 1/2 video games over the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds. The Cubs beat the New York Mets 3-2 and the Reds misplaced to the Miami Marlins 3-2 on Tuesday.
Colorado’s Nolan Jones went deep twice for the primary multi-homer recreation of his profession. Other homers got here from Colorado’s Elias Díaz and Milwaukee’s William Contreras and Andruw Monasterio.
PHOTOS: Rockies get three bases-loaded walks in tenth inning, beat NL Central-leading Brewers 7-3
“Coming in and seeing my name in the lineup for a good amount of time here in a row, it’s definitely a good feeling,” mentioned Jones, who’s batting .357 over his final eight video games. “I’m getting an opportunity and just trying to take advantage of it.”
The recreation was determined by the Milwaukee bullpen’s management points. Chafin (2-4) and Uribe didn’t throw a strike in any of the three bases-loaded walks.
Chafin walked Michael Toglia to start out the tenth earlier than Brenton Doyle loaded the bases with a bunt single down the third bottom line. Harold Castro, who started the inning as the automated runner on second, scored the go-ahead run when Chafin walked Cole Tucker on 4 pitches.
“My sinker might have been sinking a little too much today, working through the bottom of the zone more than I wanted it to,” mentioned Chafin, who had pitched a scoreless inning in every of his first three appearances with Milwaukee since arriving from Arizona on the commerce deadline. “I just didn’t make the adjustment quick enough. You all saw what happened after that.”
Uribe got here in for Chafin and promptly walked Ezequiel Tovar on three pitches – Uribe began the at-bat with a pitch-clock violation – to attain one other run. Uribe, a rookie making his tenth profession look, then walked Ryan McMahon on 4 pitches because the Rockies elevated their result in 6-3.
Uribe retired the following three batters with two strikeouts and a Jones sacrifice fly that introduced house Tucker with the sport’s last run. But by that time, the injury was carried out.
“That’s part of this process,” Counsell mentioned. “That’s part of being a big league pitcher. It’s the 10th inning. That’s the spot for him. He recovered, which is a lesson to learn from it. But it’s spots you’re going to have to pitch in as a big leaguer. It’s a good learning experience for him.”
Colorado’s Justin Lawrence retired the aspect so as within the backside of the tenth to seal the victory. Matt Koch (1-0) earned the win with 1 2/3 innings of scoreless reduction. Brent Suter, who pitched for the Brewers from 2016-22, mixed with Koch and Lawrence to pitch 4 innings of one-hit reduction.
The Rockies trailed 2-1 earlier than Díaz and Jones greeted reliever Elvis Peguero with back-to-back homers to start out the seventh inning. Jones additionally homered within the fourth off Milwaukee’s Wade Miley, the one run he allowed in his three hundredth profession begin.
Peguero had given up simply two homers in 45 2/3 innings this season earlier than giving up the back-to-back pictures.
Milwaukee responded shortly as Monasterio led off the underside of the seventh together with his second homer of the season.
Rockies starter Kyle Freeland struck out 4, walked none and allowed eight hits and three runs in six innings. Miley additionally labored six innings and struck out two whereas giving up two hits, three walks and one run.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Rockies: 2B Brendan Rodgers wasn’t within the lineup Tuesday after tweaking a hamstring an evening earlier on a ball he fielded up the center within the first inning. Rockies supervisor Bud Black mentioned there’s a risk Rodgers additionally gained’t play Wednesday. Black is optimistic the difficulty gained’t require a stint on the injured record.
Brewers: 1B Carlos Santana was scratched from the beginning lineup earlier than the sport on account of an sickness.
UP NEXT
RHP Chris Flexen (1-5, 7.82 ERA) begins for the Rockies, and RHP Adrian Houser (4-3, 4.19) pitches for the Brewers within the collection finale Wednesday afternoon.
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