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Brilliant pitching allows 1 Crew run to hold up
- Updated: May 14, 2016
MILWAUKEE — Well-traveled Brewers right-hander Junior Guerra pitched six scoreless innings for his second victory in as many starts at Miller Park, a 1-0 win over the Padres on Friday.
Guerra engaged in an unlikely pitchers’ duel with Christian Friedrich, a left-hander called up from Triple-A El Paso to start for San Diego, who delivered six innings on a career-high 116 pitches. Friedrich allowed one run on four hits and six walks (one of which was intentional) while working in traffic all night. The Brewers put the leadoff man on base in four of Friedrich’s six innings, and the first two batters aboard in three frames — the first, the third and the fifth. But those opportunities produced only one run, on Chris Carter’s sacrifice fly in the first.
The Brewers turned that run into the 71st 1-0 win in franchise history and their first shutout win of the season. Guerra surrendered only two hits and two walks while striking out four, and relievers Michael Blazek, Tyler Thornburg and Jeremy Jeffress covered the final three innings. Jeffress worked around shortstop Jonathan Villar’s error leading off the ninth inning to secure his ninth save.
MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDStreak-snapper: Carter’s sacrifice fly in the first inning snapped a scoreless streak for San Diego pitchers that spanned 23 innings, but the Brewers were hoping for more. They …
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