|
Burnes walked none and finished with a career-high 15 punchouts,
fanning pinch-hitter Sergio Alcantara with his 99th and final
pitch to end the eighth. Hoby Milner wrapped up the ninth as
Milwaukee upped its National League Central lead on Cincinnati
to eight games. The Reds lost in extra innings at Atlanta, 8-6.
After throwing only four pitches in a first inning that ended
with a double-play grounder off Ian Happ's bat, Burnes took his
stab at history. No one put a ball in play off him until Matt
Duffy spoiled his bid for the all-time record with a one-out
single in the fifth.
Burnes (7-4) became the third pitcher in MLB annals to record 10
straight whiffs, joining the New York Mets' Tom Seaver in 1970
and Aaron Nola, who accomplished the feat in June for the
Philadelphia Phillies. Burnes also won for the first time since
July 24.
Burnes has gone 12 straight starts without a loss, going 5-0
with seven no-decisions in that span.
The game was never in doubt after Milwaukee pounded Jake Arrieta
(5-11) for eight hits and seven runs in the top of the first
inning. Kolten Wong started the outburst with a double that
Christian Yelich cashed in with a single, then capped the inning
with another double that scored Lorenzo Cain.
Omar Narvaez and Tyrone Taylor added RBI singles in the inning,
while Cain bagged a two-run double to left. The Cubs chipped in
an error to give the Brewers a run that they didn't need.
Narvaez added a sacrifice fly in the fourth. That was also off
Arrieta, who was tagged for 11 hits and eight runs over four
innings with two walks and three strikeouts. Arrieta's ERA
soared to 6.88.
In the ninth, Narvaez polished off a 3-for-3, four-RBI
performance by crashing his 11th homer, a two-run blast to
right. Five other Milwaukee batters each collected two hits in a
16-hit onslaught against four pitchers.
--Field Level Media
[© 2021 Thomson Reuters. All rights
reserved.] Copyright 2021 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Thompson Reuters is solely responsible for this content. |
|
