700, but right at first baseman Freddie Freeman. Kolten Wong then smacked a hard line drive with an expected batting average of. Vogelbach, though, grounded into a fielder’s choice that resulted in an out at home. Craig Counsell’s decision was to pull his effective starter for pinch-hitter Daniel Vogelbach. Dansby Swanson made an exceptional play (one of two on the afternoon) on a blistering ground ball off the bat of Lorenzo Cain for the first out, and with Peralta due to hit, the game had its first inflection point.
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The Brewers, meanwhile, didn’t come close to getting on the board until the pivotal fifth inning, when an Omar Narváez double - only Milwaukee’s third extra-base hit of the series - gave the team runners at second and third to begin the top of the frame. Yelich threw Duvall out before Riley touched home, and the game remained scoreless.
That proved to be critical, as Duvall, for reasons only he possibly understands (or maybe even now doesn’t), tried to go from first to second.
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Once Christian Yelich caught the ball, Riley broke for home - not lollygagging it by any stretch, but not full effort either. But nobody told Adam Duvall on first, or, to be fair in sharing the blame, Austin Riley on third. Neither deep nor shallow, it was still enough to serve as a sacrifice fly to give the Braves an early lead. Atlanta blew a golden opportunity in the second inning when, with runners on first and third with one out, Travis d’Arnaud lofted a fly ball to left field. The game might not have had many runs, but it certain had plenty of drama in the first four innings.
But with a chance to put something on the board in a scoreless game during a series where runs have been scarce, both managers pulled their starters, who both seemingly had plenty left in the tank, to take a shot at creating instant offense. It didn’t work out for the Brewers, but it worked out wonderfully for the Braves, and that combination of outcomes is why Atlanta now has a 2–1 series lead thanks to a 3–0 victory on Monday afternoon at home. Ian Anderson was arguably even better: five scoreless frames, three hits allowed, and six strikeouts. He had thrown four shutout innings, allowing three hits (and only three batted balls over 100 mph), walking one and striking out five on just 57 pitches.
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