Brandon Woodruff wraps up his spring training. What's next?
After Brandon Woodruff threw three innings, we await word on his next step
Game report Brewers 11, Rangers 4 A seven-run third highlighted a victory for the Brewers on a 100-degree night in Phoenix. Christian Yelich homered to cap the scoring in the inning, while Luis Rengifo and Gary Sanchez went back-to-back in the second inning. The main story was Brandon Woodruff’s outing, his final tuneup in Cactus League play.
He ultimately went three innings, allowing three runs including back-to-back homers in his final inning of work, but registered four “ups” by beginning the fourth inning. “It was a good first three innings there,” he said. “I worked a little bit in the third but was able to make some pitches.
The fourth, it’s part of the build up. That’s the tough part, is just trying to get the pitch count up, get out there and then kind of add the long innings. ” Woodruff struck out four but did surrender the two homers in the fourth before exiting on fastballs of 88.
6 and 88. 8 mph. His velocity was noticeably down in his final inning but he said after the outing he felt strong.