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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Winning a game after you give up a two-out hit in the bottom of the ninth is tough. Winning a game when the opposition has second and third with one down in the bottom of an extra inning is tough. Winning a game when you go eight innings with no runs and two hits is tough.<\/p>\n
But the\u00a0Milwaukee Brewers\u00a0(1-0) managed that in their season opener against the\u00a0San Diego Padres\u00a0(0-1) at Petco Field in San Diego. They used great pitching, a couple of two-out rallies, solid defense, and more Ji-Man Choi magic to pull out a very tough win in twelve innings, 2-1.<\/p>\n
Brewers\u2019 starter\u00a0Chase Anderson\u00a0worked six great innings, picking up where he left off last season. He shut out the Padres over that stretch on one hit, three walks, and six strikeouts. His only blemish on the day was actually a positive for the Crew: he scored the Brewers\u2019 only run in regulation on one of the worst slides in baseball history. Anderson barreled towards home plate, attempting a slide that resulted in him jamming his head into the turf.<\/p>\n
The twelve inning game probably means that the Brewers will have to add a bullpen arm before tomorrow\u2019s game. Brandon Woodruff and\u00a0Oliver Drake\u00a0are the only relievers that didn\u2019t work today, and it\u2019s too early in the season to expect that tomorrow\u2019s Brewer starter Jhoulys Chacin will give the team more than six innings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Winning a game after you give up a two-out hit in the bottom of the ninth is tough. Winning a game when the opposition has second and third with one down in the bottom of an extra inning is tough. Winning a game when you go eight innings with no runs and two hits is … <\/p>\n