Brewers 2, Twins 4: Land of 10,000 L’s

Box Score

Starting Pitcher: Colin Rea - 5.0 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 90 pitches, 56 strikes (62.2%)
Home Runs: Brian Anderson (9), Luis Urias (1)
Top 3 WPA: Luis Urias (.070), Hoby Milner (.027), Bryse Wilson (.021) 
Bottom 3 WPA: Colin Rea (-.269), Owen Miller (-.112), Willy Adames (-.093)

Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)

Rea Gets Hammered In The Third
After two scoreless innings, the Twins put up four runs in the third inning to take the lead. Colin Rea had looked solid all day but some good contact paired with a few defensive mishaps proved to be too much.

Edouard Julien would start by hitting a double and Donovan Solano would follow up with a walk. Rea would get Michael A. Taylor and Alex Kirilloff to flyout and he needed just one more out to close out the inning.

With runners on the corners, Carlos Correa hit a triple off of the wall in right field, clearing Brian Anderson’s head after a hard bounce and allowing Julien and Solano to score, tying the game at 2-2. Then, Trevor Larnach then hit a double to score Correa and give the Twins a 3-2 lead. 

Finally, Joey Gallo hit a single to score Larnach but was tagged out after failing to slide into second base. The Twins had extended their lead to 4-2 and while Rea would pitch two more innings before departing the mound, the damage had already been done.

Rea’s ERA and WHIP currently stand at 4.71 and 1.26 over 57.1 innings pitched this season.

Bullpen Keeps It Scoreless
Brewers relievers would get the job done, taking over the final three innings and giving up zero hits, four walks, and zero earned runs. Hoby Milner, Bryse Wilson, and Tyson Miller combined to give Milwaukee as much of a chance to win as possible, but ultimately it wasn’t enough to make up for the mistakes in the third inning.

Brewers Go Back To Back, But That’s It
As has been a consistent theme this season, the Brewers offense started strong but trailed off into nothingness by the second half. In the second inning, Brian Anderson and Luis Urias would hit back-to-back home runs to take a 2-0 lead. It was also Urias’s first home run of the season after a lengthy IL stint.

But that was it. After the second inning, the Brewers would have just one walk and one single for the remainder of the game. Willy Adames and Owen Miller went 0-for-4. Jon Singleton went 0-for-3. Joey Wiemer went 0-for-2. Milwaukee’s offense has just been freezing cold for the entirety of this six-game skid.

What’s Next? 
The Brewers will get an off day before facing the Pittsburgh Pirates at home. Julio Teheran will toe the slab against a currently undecided Pirates starter. This three-game series will have major divisional implications as a sweep would put the Brewers back on top.

However, the Cincinnati Reds are slowly but surely creeping their way up the standings as well. They are currently just one game behind Milwaukee.

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