Milwaukee squandered a masterpiece from Jacob Misiorowski last night, allowing the Padres to come back and eke out a ninth-inning win. Both teams have now each won one game heading into tonight’s rubber match, which will pit Kyle Harrison against right-hander Griffin Canning.
Milwaukee has embraced a youth movement within its rotation, but Harrison (2.41 ERA, 1.22 WHIP) has been pitching like a seasoned veteran. He hasn’t allowed more than two runs in any of his seven appearances while striking out just
over eleven batters per nine innings.
However, Harrison is coming off a slightly more stressful outing against the Yankees. He allowed just two runs on four hits, but walked four batters, allowed at least one baserunner in every inning, and lasted only four innings. Harrison will look to bounce back tonight against a Padres lineup that Misiorowski dominated last night.
San Diego is starting former Gold Glove winner Griffin Canning, who made his season debut on May 3 after spending the early part of the year rehabbing an Achilles tear suffered last season with the Mets. Canning posted a career-best 3.77 ERA before the injury and looked effective in his first start back (against the White Sox) but the Cardinals tagged him for six runs in his last outing.
No big surprises in tonight’s lineup, as the top of the order — Jackson Chourio, Brice Turang, and William Contreras — remains unchanged. Contreras will get the night off behind the plate in favor of cleanup hitter Gary Sánchez. Andrew Vaughn is batting fifth in front of Luis Rengifo, who’s at third base today. Rounding out the order are Garrett Mitchell, Sal Frelick, and David Hamilton, who gets the start at shortstop in place of Joey Ortiz.
Notably, Christian Yelich is again out of the lineup after Pat Murphy said yesterday that he’d been dealing with “back soreness.” Yelich reportedly tried to play last night, but given his history of back issues, it’s understandable that the Brewers want to be cautious. Definitely a situation worth monitoring over the next few days.
Tonight’s first pitch is set for 12:40 p.m. You can catch the game on Brewers.TV, WTMJ 620, and the Brewers Radio Network.
