Riding a two-game winning streak, the Milwaukee Brewers now face their first non-interleague opponent as they open a four-game set against the Cincinnati Reds at American Family Field on Thursday night.
Left-hander Nestor Cortes (0-1, 36.00), undoubtedly eager to put his Milwaukee debut behind him, starts for the Brewers while left-hander Nick Lodolo (1-0. 3.00) goes for the Reds.
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Quite the bounceback for Nestor Cortes
Beginning with a strikeout of Elly De La Cruz to end the Cincinnati third, Cortes retired 10 consecutive batters to complete the sixth at 86 pitches.
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Manager Pat Murphy called it a night for him at that point and replaced him with Elvis Peguero, with the final line – one hit and two walks allowed with six strikeouts – much more in line with what the Brewers were expecting when they acquired him from the New York Yankees in exchange for Devin Williams and Caleb Durbin in the offseason.
Brewers break through first
A pitcher’s duel broke out early, with Cortes holding the Reds scoreless over the first four frames and Lodolo not even allowing a baserunner in three perfect innings.
Lodolo’s luck ran out in the fourth when Jackson Chourio hammered a ground-rule double to left-center and two batters later William Contreras reached when Lodolo dropped the feed from Christian Encarnacion-Strand on what should have been an easy out at first.
Following a Rhys Hoskins flyout, Sal Frelick muscled a single to right to score Frelick to break up the scoreless tie.
Milwaukee couldn’t add to its advantage, but it did force Lodolo to throw 29 pitches to get out of the inning after he needed only 27 to navigate the first three.
What time is the Brewers game on today?
Time: 6:40 p.m.
What channel is the Brewers game on tonight? TV, stream
TV channel: FanDuel Sports Network
Stream: Streaming is available on the FanDuel Sports Wisconsin app.
Brewers lineup
- Jackson Chourio RF
- Christian Yelich DH
- William Contreras C
- Rhys Hoskins 1B
- Sal Frelick CF
- Vinny Capra 3B
- Isaac Collins LF
- Joey Ortiz SS
- Brice Turang 2B
Reds lineup
- TJ Friedl CF
- Matt McLain 2B
- Elly De La Cruz SS
- Christian Encarnacion 1B
- Jeimer Candelario 3B
- Blake Dunn RF
- Spencer Steer DH
- Santiago Espinal LF
- Jose Trevino C
Brewers schedule
Brewers vs. Reds, Friday 7:10 p.m. Milwaukee TBA vs. Cincinnati RHP Nick Martinez (0-1, 6.00). TV – FanDuel Sports Wisconsin. Radio – 620 AM WTMJ.
Brewers vs. Reds, Saturday 6:10 p.m: Milwaukee RHP Elvin Rodríguez (0-1, 9.00) vs. Cincinnati RHP Brady Singer (1-0, 0.00). TV – FanDuel Sports Extra/FS1. Radio – AM-620 WTMJ.
Brewers vs. Reds, Sunday 1:10 p.m: Milwaukee RHP Chad Patrick (0-0, 0.00) vs. Cincinnati RHP Carson Spiers (0-1, 1.50). TV – FanDuel Sports Wisconsin. Radio – 620 AM WTMJ.
