POSTGAME NOTES Milwaukee Brewers (34-32) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (30-33) Tuesday, June 13, 2017 – Game 2 of Doubleheader
R H E Starting Pitcher (Pitch Count) Pitcher of Record Milwaukee 8 11 0 Jimmy Nelson (90 pitches/58 strikes) WIN: Jared Hughes (2-1) St. Louis 5 12 0 Marco Gonzales (58 pitches/37 strikes) LOSS: Trevor Rosenthal (1-3) SAVE: Corey Knebel (9)
First Pitch: 7:16 p.m. Gametime Temperature: 92° – Clear Time of Game: 3:19 Attendance: 40,115
Cardinals Notes Marco Gonzales made his first start of the season and first career start (2nd app.) vs. the Brewers…is making his first MLB appearance since Sept. 1, 2015 vs. WSH…surrendered a single-game high three home runs, had not previous allowed more than one in any start...exited after 3.1 innings, his longest outing since throwing 5.2 IP vs. COL (9/14/14)…is one of four MLB pitchers this season to make a start of 3.1 innings or less and allow three or more home runs (Masahiro Tanaka 2, Jose Quintana, Tommy Milone, A.J. Griffin). Marco Gonzales tallied his 4th career hit…has a career BA of .364 (4-11) and slugging .545. Matt Carpenter recorded his first three-hit game of the season…has hit safely in each of his last seven games (11-27, .07, 3 HR, 8 RBI) with an extra base hit in six of them…hit his 200th career double…has hit a double in four straight games, his longest streak of 2017, T2nd-longest career (5, 6/4-9/16)…eight of his 12 home runs this season have come with the game tied or the Cardinals trailing. Dexter Fowler is 4-for-6 with 5 RBI as a pinch-hitter this season…has an RBI in three straight games for the 2nd time this season (5/16-19)…longest career RBI streak is five games (4/21-28/2016). Kolten Wong has 14 hits vs. MIL this season the most by any opposing player in MLB surpassing Kris Bryant (13, CHI). Chad Huffman recorded a pinch-hit in both games of a doubleheader (triple G1 – single G2). Trevor Rosenthal surrendered a season-high three runs…walked two batters for the 3rd time this season…faced four batters without recording an out for the 3rd time in his career (last: 7/3/16 vs. MIL). Jedd Gyorko made his first career appearance in the outfield, double-switched into the game in the 8th inning to left field. The Cardinals No. 9 slot in the batting order is 3-for-3 today with hits by Marco Gonzales, Chad Huffman and Dexter Fowler.
Brewers Notes Jimmy Nelson made his 11th start of the season, second against the Cardinals in 2017 (0-1) and 10th career start (11th app.) vs. the Cardinals (0-8)…is one of three pitchers in MLB history without a win and eight or more decisions vs. STL (Mitch Williams 0-8 & Herm Wehmeier 0-14)…induced a season-high three double plays, tying his career-high done five previous times (last: 5/18/16 vs. CHI). Keon Broxton hit his second home run in his last three games…hit a triple and home run in the same game for the second time this season (5/9 vs. BOS)…has four games with two or more RBI this season, twice against the Cardinals (also 5/4). Lewis Brinson recorded his first Major League hit with an infield single to third base off Marco Gonzales. Travis Shaw hit his 40th career home run and 150th career RBI on the same shot in the 4th inning…was his 2nd home run of the season against a left-handed pitcher…recorded his 12th go-ahead RBI of the season and only 2nd game-winning RBI. Orlando Arcia has three stolen bases in his last five games. Manny Piña has four doubles in his last four games. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE…
Jesús Aguilar scored two runs in a game, matching his season/career-high for the 4th time. Jared Hughes earned his 17th career win tonight, but only his 2nd in which he allowed a run. The Brewers hit their 4th set of back-to-back home runs ( 4/16 CIN; 5/12 NYM; 6/3 LAD)...posted double-digit hits for the 28th time this season (22-6)…hit three home runs in a game for the 13th time this season, entered today T5th among MLB teams in games with three or more HR (Rays 16, Nationals 14, Yankees 14, Orioles 14)…are 3-2 at Busch Stadium this season.
Home Runs MIL – Keon Broxton #8 (3rd inn., 0 on, 0 out, 1-2 count, off Marco Gonzales) – 402 feet (17th career HR) MIL – Jesús Aguilar #6 (4th inn., 0 on, 0 out, 3-2 count, off Marco Gonzales) – 410 feet (6th career HR) MIL – Travis Shaw #11 (4th inn., 0 on, 0 out, 2-0 count, off Marco Gonzales) – 377 feet (40th career HR) *Back-to-back HR* STL – Matt Carpenter #12 (7th inn., 0 on, 0 out, 3-1 count, off Jared Hughes) – 406 feet (87th career HR)