Brewers finding unusual ways to manufacture runs while key hitters are injured
The Milwaukee Brewers have grown accustomed to scoring runs without necessarily having much punch in their lineup. Milwaukee has scored three runs or fewer in six of its last eight games as it plays without the injured Christian Yelich, Jackson Chourio and Andrew Vaughn. “It’s just about getting the job done, doing the little things right,” said shortstop Joey Ortiz, whose safety squeeze in the seventh inning brought home the go-ahead run Thursday against the Toronto Blue Jays.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers have grown accustomed to scoring runs without necessarily having much punch in their lineup. They’re needing to do that more than ever as they wait for some of their top hitters to recover from injuries. Milwaukee has scored three runs or fewer in six of its last eight games as it plays without the injured Christian Yelich , Jackson Chourio and Andrew Vaughn.
Yet they managed to snap a six-game skid by winning 2-1 each of the last two days, relying on small ball during their go-ahead rallies each time. “It’s just about getting the job done, doing the little things right,” said shortstop Joey Ortiz, whose safety squeeze in the seventh inning brought home the go-ahead run Thursday against the Toronto Blue Jays. “When guys get on, we’ve got to get them over and get them in.
However we do that is the way we do it. ” They’ve done it in some unusual ways lately. Milwaukee hit only one ball out of the infield Wednesday during its two-run rally in the eighth inning.
The Brewers didn’t hit any balls out of the infield in the eighth inning, but still scored the tiebreaking run by executing three consecutive bunts. “We’re not really hitting the best right now as a team, so we’re doing anything we can to make something happen,” utilityman David Hamilton said. That kind of resourcefulness has helped Milwaukee win three straight NL Central titles.