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 But even Jungmann, and the two other youngsters in Milwaukee's
rotation, have floundered of late. So when Jungmann tossed six
shutout innings Friday in a 5-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at
Miller Park, Brewers manager Craig Counsell was able to relax just a
bit.
"It was good to see," Counsell said. "We've struggled a little bit a
couple times through the rotation, so it was an outing we needed.
Taylor stepped up tonight. I thought he kind of struggled through
the first couple innings but got out of them. Even in the fourth the
balls and strikes were pretty even. But he kept it together and made
pitches when he had to."
Jungmann (8-5), Milwaukee's rookie right hander, came into the game
having lost four of his last six starts but looked much more like
the pitcher that began the year 5-1 by holding the Reds to three
hits and three walks while striking out five.
"It wasn't an easy outing for me, but I think we needed one of those
to maybe get us rolling," Jungmann said. "You never know with this
game. It's been a tough stretch for us, but you work your way out of
it."
He got a boost from an offense that took advantage early against
right-hander Raisel Iglesias, who retired 16 in a row after giving
up two runs in the first inning.
Iglesias struck out 10 and held Milwaukee to three runs on four hits
and two walks over seven innings, including a solo home run by
outfielder Domingo Santana.
Santana, acquired in a deadline deal that sent outfielder Carlos
Gomez to Houston last month, had homered twice since being called up
from Triple-A on Aug. 21 but had gone 0-for-2 with a strikeout his
first two times up Friday.
Facing right-hander Raisel Iglesias (3-6) in the seventh, Santana
worked the count to 2-1 before crushing a slider to right-center
field.
"I was just trying to look for something over the plate, a mistake
and put a good swing on it," said Santana. "I was trying to hit a
line drive over the second baseman and actually I put a better swing
on it."
Iglesias went seven innings and struck out 10 while holding
Milwaukee to three runs, four hits and a walk.
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Four of the first five Brewers hitters reached against Iglesias.
Catcher Jonathan Lucroy made it 1-0 in the first inning with an RBI
double. After a walk to right fielder Ryan Braun, first baseman Adam
Lind lined out to left before left fielder Khris Davis drove in
Lucroy with a base hit for a 2-0 lead.
"I think I was rushing and going through the motions too fast,"
Iglesias said through an interpreter. "My pitches weren't going the
way I was expecting so they took advantage of that and were really
aggressive."
Iglesias hasn't allowed more than three earned runs in each of his
last six starts.
"He was just yanking the ball a little bit and had a hard time
settling in but after that, he was absolutely nails," Reds manager
Bryan Price said. "He left a breaking ball on the plate that Santana
hit for the home run. Really, he was spectacular all that time in
between."
NOTES: Reds manager Bryan Price said he still planned on starting
LHP David Holmberg on Sunday against the Cubs in Chicago, but Price
said that could change as he and his staff try to put together a
five-man rotation for the rest of the season. Holmberg has allowed
18 runs in 10 2/3 innings over his last three starts. ... Brewers
manager Craig Counsell will use 3B/INF Hernan Perez against
left-handed starting pitchers but expects to give the bulk of
playing time to INF Elian Herrera, who entered play Friday batting
.288 with six doubles and nine RBIs in 24 games since being recalled
from Triple-A Colorado Springs on July 31. ... The Reds won five of
the first six meetings with the Brewers this season but have dropped
the last four, including a three-game sweep in Cincinnati from July
3-5. ... Brewers starters haven't recorded a quality start since
Aug. 16. In those eight games, Milwaukee's rotation has combined to
go 2-6 with a 9.92 ERA.
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