Just one run stopped the Milwaukee Brewers organization from collecting a pair of sweeps from the Timber Rattlers and Brewers.
Milwaukee shut out the Arizona Diamondbacks in a road game, winning 5-0. Kolten Wong got the scoring started with a home run in the top of the first inning. In the top of the sixth inning the lead was expanded with RBI singles from Omar Narvaez and Luis Urias. Narvaez drove in a run with his single and Urias brought across two with his. Christian Yelich hit the Brewers’ second solo blast in the top of the eighth. Freddy Peralta earned the victory for the Brewers, pitching six innings and allowing just one hit. The win tied the series at one game apiece and set up a Wednesday rubber match.
The Timber Rattlers scored 13 runs on 12 hits in their dominant win over the Peoria Chiefs. Wisconsin scored five runs in the second inning followed by two runs the next. Down 7-0, Peoria put up their only run in the top of the fifth. That was followed by three runs by the Timber Rattlers in the next two frames. Justin Bullock was credited with the win on the mound. The two teams meet up again on Wednesday with a 12:05 PM first pitch.
The Green Bay Booyah’s struggles continued when they fell in their sixth straight matchup. They fell 10-5 at the hands of the Wisconsin Woodchucks. With the loss their overall record is now 8-14 and they are in sixth place in the Great Lakes West Conference. They take on the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters at home on Wednesday.
