The Brewers bounced back by taking Game 2, 8-2, on the strength of five home runs---including two each from George Scott and Darrell Porter.
In Game 1, the Tigers (27-38) scored two runs in the first inning in a rally aided by a Don Money throwing error from third base. Jack Pierce drove in both runs with a two-out double. The Brewers got single runs in the third and the seventh.
Horton led off the ninth and lofted a home run deep into the left field bleachers, a blast estimated to be about 390 feet. The homer, his 11th, came off reliever Rick Austin.
John Hiller (2-3) got the win in relief of Ray Bare, who pitched seven-plus strong innings.
Game 2 was no contest, mainly because of the Brew Crew's power.
Scott has three homers in the past two
Porter and Sixto Lezcano hit back-to-back homers in the fourth inning. Porter's was a two-run shot. That gave Milwaukee a 4-0 lead off Tigers starter Lerrin LaGrow (2-10). Scott hit a round tripper in the sixth, a solo blast. Scott homered last night, too, giving him three in two nights.
Then, in the eighth off reliever Bob Reynolds, the Brewers struck for homers twice more---Scott again (solo) and Porter again (two-run).
The Tigers scored both their runs of Game 2 in the eighth inning, temporarily bringing them back into the game, 5-2.
Brewers lefty Bill Travers got the win, hurling 7.1 impressive innings (four hits, four strikeouts, two walks).
The Tigers wrap up this four-game series with the Brewers tomorrow, hoping for a split.
Notes: With LaGrow's loss, the Tigers now have two pitchers (LaGrow, Joe Coleman) with 10 losses each, a first in the majors this season...Game 1 saw rare starts from 2B John Knox, SS Gene Michael and RF Ben Oglivie...Reynolds hadn't pitched since June 14...In Game 2, Scott, Mike Hegan, Porter and Lezcano (3 thru 6 hitters) combined to go 7-for-14 with 5 HR and seven RBI.
***********************************************************
Tigers record: 27-38 (actual 26-39)
Home: 13-23
Away: 14-15
Last 10: 5-5
No comments:
Post a Comment