Woodruff fans 10 in return from IL, Brewers beat Rays 5-3
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Woodruff struck out 10 over 5 innings in his return from the injured listing, Andrew McCutchen and Luis Urías homered throughout a four-run sixth, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 on Tuesday evening.
Woodruff, who harm his proper ankle on Might 27 at St. Louis, allowed one run and two hits. Whereas on the 15-day injured listing, Raynaud’s syndrome affected his pitching fingers.
“He pitched splendidly,” Milwaukee supervisor Craig Counsell mentioned. “The fastball was very, excellent. Overpowering for many of the recreation. It was enjoyable to look at, it actually was.”
The appropriate-hander’s common four-seam fastball was 97.7 mph, which tied with a begin on July 21, 2019 at Arizona for his quickest in any outing.
Woodruff had no points together with his fingers.
“That is an excellent, constructive signal,” Woodruff mentioned. “I am going to simply maintain monitoring it, However so far as right this moment, if it goes prefer it does right this moment for the remainder of the yr I will be pleased with that.”
Woodruff (6-3) was good via three innings with seven strikeouts. He made his main league debut on Aug. 4, 2017 at Tropicana Subject towards the Rays and went 6 1/3 innings in a 2-0 win.
Matt Wisler (2-2) changed Tampa Bay starter Shane Baz with one on and two outs within the sixth, and it took eight pitches for the Brewers to show a one-run deficit into to a 4-1 lead. McCutchen related on Wisler’s second providing for a two-run shot, and after Kolten Wong doubled, Urías hit one other two-run drive.
“Wis has been so good for us,” Tampa Bay supervisor Kevin Money mentioned. “It sort of got here collectively actually quick. They dealt with the breaking ball, bought it up within the air and hit a pair huge house runs.”
Wisler was coming off a stretch of 11 scoreless outings in 12 video games.
Urías added an RBI double within the eighth.
Josh Hader struck out the facet within the ninth for his twenty third save in 24 possibilities.
Baz gave up one run, three hits and two walks together with six strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.
Jason Alexander entered within the eighth and walked his first two batters: Brett Phillips, who’s in a 4-for-51 slide, and Yandy Díaz. After a handed ball, Wander Franco had a sacrifice fly and Harold Ramírez hit a run-scoring grounder to get the Rays inside 5-3.
Devin Williams changed Alexander, who was hit within the leg by Randy Arozarena’s two-out base hit. After strolling Isaac Paredes, Williams bought a fielder’s alternative from Josh Lowe.
Alexander was OK after the sport.
Díaz doubled on a nine-pitch at-bat main off the fourth and scored to make it 1-0 on Arozarena’s two-out single.
Tampa Bay prolonged its team-record stretch to 13 consecutive video games determined by two or fewer runs. It is the longest stretch within the main’s because the New York Yankees had 16 in a row from July 20-Aug, 5, 2014.
DEFENSIVE GEM
Woodruff got here off the mound on the third-base facet to subject Arozarena’s hopper within the second and first baseman Rowdy Tellez scooped the pitcher’s throw from the grime to finish the out.
WELCOME BACK
There was a video tribute after the second inning for Brewers infielders Willy Adames and Mike Brosseau, who returned to Tropicana Subject. The pair have been on the Rays’ 2020 AL pennant-winning staff.
Adames acquired a pleasant ovation earlier than his first-inning at-bat and tipped his batting helmet towards the stands.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Brewers: Wong (proper calf) returned after lacking 15 video games. … Left-hander Aaron Ashby (left forearm) could possibly be again later this week. … Proper fielder Jace Peterson stayed within the recreation after an ungainly slide on a bullpen mound attempting to catch Paredes’ seventh-inning foul ball.
Rays: First baseman Ji-Man Choi (left ankle) didn’t play.
UP NEXT
Milwaukee lefty Eric Lauer (6-3) begins the finale of the two-game collection on Wednesday. He has allowed eight homers over his final three begins. The Rays could have a bullpen day with left-hander Jalen Beeks (1-1) because the opener.
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Mark Didtler, The Related Press
