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- Updated: July 25, 2016
MILWAUKEE — On Sunday at Miller Park, the Brewers had plenty of ducks on the pond. It’s a good thing ducks can swim, because most of them were stranded.
Milwaukee left 12 on base, 10 of which were in scoring position, in a frustrating 6-5 loss to the Cubs that saw the Crew squandered a four-run lead. Add in the defensive miscues that came back to bite them in the sweltering heat, it was a forgettable afternoon for the Brewers at Miller Park.
“There were a lot of moments in that game,” manager Craig Counsell said. “We had some opportunities to add on runs in general, to score runs, and we didn’t capture those opportunities.”
Those moments came throughout.
After scoring two runs in the first against All-Star Jon Lester, the Brewers loaded the bases for Jake Elmore, who flied out to center to end the threat. A double steal the next inning by Hernan Perez and Ryan Braun put runners on second and third with two outs, but Jonathan Lucroy, who has now driven in a runner from third with less than two outs only 10 out of 34 times, lined out.
The Brewers left the bases loaded in the fifth inning, but that was after an …
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