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 The Brewers did just that Friday, scoring six off right-hander
Trevor May in the first, en route to a 10-4 rout of the Minnesota
Twins at Miller Park.
"It was fun," said Lohse, who came into the game 0-5 with a 7.59 ERA
in his last six starts. "It's good to see us jump on somebody early
like that, give yourself some breathing room. Especially on a night
when I wasn't the sharpest, but I battled through it and got us deep
enough in the game with the lead."
Lohse put the Brewers in a very early hole, allowing a leadoff home
run to second baseman Brian Dozier in the top of the first. He
needed 30 pitches, but got out of the first without any further
damage.
Milwaukee got the run back quickly, tying the game when left fielder
Gerardo Parra answered with a solo shot to lead off the bottom of
the inning.
The Brewers followed with three consecutive hits, going ahead on
right fielder Ryan Braun's RBI single. May botched a ground ball by
center fielder Carlos Gomez that allowed another run to score, and
after getting third baseman Aramis Ramirez to line out to third,
served up a two-run single to shortstop Jean Segura.
Second baseman Scooter Gennett followed with a base hit to bring up
Lohse, who kept the inning going by reaching on a fielder's choice.
That would be it for May, who was charged with six runs on six hits
while recording just one out.
"There was a couple good pitches hit," he said. "I had a couple of
opportunities to kind of, at least one big opportunity to help
myself out and I didn't make the play.
"You got to do everything you can to limit the damage and I didn't
limit any of it."
Minnesota manager Paul Molitor turned to highly touted prospect Alex
Meyer, who was called up earlier in the day from Triple-A Rochester.
Meyer quickly recorded the final two outs to escape the inning, but
was tagged for four runs in the second, including home runs by
Ramirez and Gennett.
"It was what it was," Meyer said. "Obviously, I was excited to be
out there. The adrenaline was flowing. I got the first two out and
felt good. Next inning, I struggled a little bit but it was a huge
learning process for me. Obviously, if you leave one over the middle
of the plate to guys here, it's going to get hit."
Lohse, meanwhile, settled down from his rocky first inning and made
it through six. He allowed four runs - including the home run by
Dozier and a two-run shot in the sixth by Trevor Plouffe -- on six
hits and a walk with two strikeouts.
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"He was able to just go out and pitch," Brewers manager Craig
Counsell said. "They made him work hard the first couple of innings
but he got us through six. He did his job."
The victory was Lohse's first ever against the Twins, with whom he
spent his first 5 1/2 major league seasons. He has now beaten all 30
active MLB teams during his 15-year career; one of 14 pitchers to
accomplish the feat.
"It's pretty cool," Lohse said. "These guys tell me that I'm old and
I've been around, but that's only the third time I've faced them so
it's not like I've faced them a whole bunch of times and haven't
beaten them. It's an accomplishment I'm proud of. I've been around
and that proves I've had some longevity and done some things in this
game. So I'll go home happy about that."
NOTES: Minnesota placed OF Byron Buxton on the 15-day disabled list
with a sprained left thumb and recalled INF Danny Santana from
Triple-A Rochester. Manager Paul Molitor said Santana would take
extra work in the outfield and would be used there if necessary. ...
The Twins also recalled RHP Alex Meyer from Triple-A Rochester
Friday, where he was 3-3 with a 5.11 ERA in 17 games. ... Twins RHP
Nicky Nolasco's rehab from an ankle injury suffered a setback Friday
when he couldn't complete a throwing session. "It did not go well,"
Molitor said. ... The Brewers are a major-league-worst 13-25 at home
this season and are averaging just 2.3 runs per game in their last
seven at Miller Park. ... CF Carlos Gomez and 3B Aramis Ramirez
returned to Milwaukee's starting lineup Friday; both were given a
day off Thursday against the Mets.
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