{"id":630187,"date":"2023-04-17T06:18:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T11:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/17\/brewers-take-three-of-four-against-padres-mlb-com\/"},"modified":"2023-04-17T06:18:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T11:18:00","slug":"brewers-take-three-of-four-against-padres-mlb-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/17\/brewers-take-three-of-four-against-padres-mlb-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Brewers take three of four against Padres – MLB.com"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SAN DIEGO — The Brewers\u2019 most dramatic victory this season had brilliant pitching from Wade Miley<\/a>, suddenly so important to a starting rotation missing one of its co-aces.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It had no-room-for-error relief from Peter Strzelecki<\/a> and Devin Williams<\/a>, both in their first full seasons with elevated bullpen roles. It had old-school run manufacturing from rookie Garrett Mitchell<\/a>. And there was something new, too, as everyone was reminded of how MLB\u2019s new rules can impact a tight ballgame.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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When Williams\u2019 33rd pitch — a full count pitch with two outs and the bases loaded — froze old teammate-turned-foe Trent Grisham for a 1-0 Brewers win over the Padres<\/a>, Milwaukee had taken three of four games in a series on the road against one of the best teams in the National League.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cHuge, huge, huge,\u201d said Miley. \u201cI think people are starting to realize we\u2019re a really good team, too.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Here are three moments that defined the 2023 Brewers\u2019 defining win:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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After a dream Opening Week, the reality of MLB has set in for Brewers rookies Mitchell, Brice Turang and Joey Wiemer on this long road trip. The Brewers\u2019 talented trio went into Sunday hitting a collective .170 on the trip with 21 strikeouts in 53 at-bats.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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So, after Padres starter Yu Darvish struck out Christian Yelich, Willy Adames and Rowdy Tellez on 10 pitches in the top of the first and then sawed William Contreras\u2019 bat in half at the handle for a groundout to open the second, Mitchell dug into the batter\u2019s box and had an idea. He was 4-for-22 with 12 strikeouts over his last six games including 0-for-8 in this series.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cI saw [third baseman Manny] Machado was not super far back, but not super in,\u201d Mitchell said. \u201cRight before Darvish got set, I made the decision I was going to put the ball down and see what happens.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mitchell is a problem for pitchers when he\u2019s on base. He took second on the afternoon\u2019s pivotal moment, when Darvish, on his second throw over to check Mitchell at first base, was charged by home-plate umpire Phil Cuzzi with a third disengagement, and thus, a balk. It marked only the second time that particular rule has been enforced across MLB this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“It was right when I got on first, he had stepped on the rubber and then stepped off … to, like, restart,” Mitchell said. “So QB [first base coach Quintin Berry] and I had checked and asked, ‘Is that one disengagement?’ They said yes. I think, obviously, there was not a clear indication on [the Padres\u2019] side whether that had counted or not. It’s an interesting play, to say the least.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It was a game-changing play. Mitchell stole third base without a throw, then scored on Brian Anderson\u2019s sacrifice fly to left field.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cTo me,\u201d Miley said, \u201cthat\u2019s cool, old-school baseball. \u2026 That\u2019s beautiful. It was my job to go out and try to keep it there.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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2. Miley\u2019s pinpoint control<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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If there\u2019s one at-bat to exemplify how Miley, 36, commanded the baseball, it was his third meeting with Machado leading off the sixth inning.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Miley threw a changeup to the low and away spot he wanted and didn\u2019t get the call, pushing Machado\u2019s count to 3-1. The last thing Miley wanted to do was put the leadoff hitter aboard in a one-run game with Juan Soto, Nelson Cruz and Jake Cronenworth coming up for their third looks at the veteran left-hander, but Miley stubbornly kept picking on the same spot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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His next pitch was a cutter, and he got a called strike to Machado\u2019s dismay. The next pitch was another changeup in precisely the same spot, and Machado went down with a defensive swing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cRight there, I\u2019m not going to let him beat me,\u201d Miley said. \u201cI got super nibbly.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Miley would pitch through the seventh, allowing four hits and no walks with eight strikeouts — his highest total in 23 starts as a Brewer in the regular season or postseason. He has a 1.50 ERA through three starts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s not done with a lot of velocity, but it\u2019s done where the hitter feels like he\u2019s on defense a little bit,\u201d Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. \u201cThe hitter has to cover a lot of different parts of the strike zone at a lot of different speeds. That\u2019s just pitching. With Wade, it\u2019s a lesson in how to pitch. That\u2019s what he\u2019s doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Williams and Grisham go all the way back to the Brewers\u2019 Minor League system, when Grisham was known as Trent Clark.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cI\u2019ve played with him, against him,\u201d Williams said. \u201cWhen I pitched here last year, I faced him three straight days, and then at our place, I faced him again. Now, we\u2019re back here and I\u2019m facing him again. We know each other very well.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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That means Grisham has as good a feel as any Padre for what Williams is thinking. By then, Williams was feeling the effects of throwing 32 pitches at the sped-up pace required by the pitch timer, which particularly impacts a methodical worker. He walked Soto to lead off the inning, then surrendered a two-out single to Ha-Seong Kim and walked Austin Nola. Williams\u2019 misses were mostly close, but they were misses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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With the winning run in scoring position, Grisham, too, got to a full count. Contreras had already visited the mound. So had Brewers pitching coach Chris Hook. Williams needed every second the pitch timer offered.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cI don\u2019t know if you guys noticed, but it was down to one,\u201d he said. \u201cI was watching it. I was aware.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A pitcher possessing one of baseball\u2019s best changeups threw a 93.7 mph fastball at the top of the zone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Grisham watched a game-ending Strike 3.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cI don\u2019t want to give away too much because I\u2019m going to see him again,\u201d Williams said, \u201cbut I had a feeling he was looking for a changeup there.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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