It ends up being just a .500 road trip for the Brewers across Kansas City and Boston as Milwaukee dropped the rubber match Wednesday afternoon against the Red Sox, 5-0.
Sonny Gray had the goods from the beginning. The Brewers were able to get some traffic on the bases against him, but could never capitalize with the big hit. Sal Frelick led off the game with a ground rule double to right, but was left stranded quickly. Gray ended up covering 6.1 IP, scattering just three hits, walking two, and striking
out two.
Shane Drohan made his MLB debut today and will end up being a start to forget for the 27 year old. Drohan made it through just 2.2 IP, allowing three hits, three runs, four walks, and a pair of strikeouts. Of the 63 pitches he threw, just 28 of them were strikes.
Grant Anderson was able to make it through 1.1 IP scoreless, Aaron Ashby had a scoreless inning, then Jake Woodford covered the final three innings for the Brewers bullpen and gave up a pair of runs late that allowed the Red Sox to get to that comfortable 5-0 lead.
The Brewers had just four hits on the day. With no Brice Turang and no William Contreras in the lineup, it was going to be an uphill battle for the Brewers lineup against Sonny Gray to begin with.
The Brewers now fall to 8-4 on the season after a 3-3 road trip to begin the season. They’ll have a day off tomorrow before starting their next homestand against the Washington Nationals on Friday for a weekend series and then welcome the Toronto Blue Jays to town.
