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But Counsell cannot remember seeing anything
quite like what he witnessed on Sunday.
Brewers relief pitcher Adrian Houser vomited twice near the
mound during the eighth inning of the Brewers' 10-9 loss against
the Philadelphia Phillies. Counsell checked on him after both
instances, giving the pitcher a bottle of water after the first
bout, but the 25-year-old hurler stayed in the game.
Milwaukee was not charged with mound visits for Counsell's trips
to check on Houser.
Earlier in the day, the Brewers promoted Houser from Triple-A
Colorado Springs. The game marked his fifth appearance in the
big leagues.
"For Adrian today, it was just kind of a combination of a bunch
of factors," Counsell said. "He wasn't under the weather at all,
but it was an early wake-up call, not enough food, heat,
probably a little nerves from getting to the big leagues today.
"There wasn't very much coming out. It wasn't a food thing."
Houser allowed one run on two hits in one inning. He threw 11 of
16 pitches for strikes.
Phillies manager Gabe Kapler tipped his cap to the rookie.
"I have a lot of respect for anybody who would step behind the
mound and throw up and step back on the mound and pitch," Kapler
said.
--Field Level Media
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