Phillies Fall To Milwaukee In 8-5 Loss
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Scooter Gennett and Alex Presley homered in a six-run sixth inning, backing an encouraging outing by struggling starter Wily Peralta in the Milwaukee Brewers' 8-5 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.
The Brewers also hit four doubles in the sixth, when they chased Phillies starter Jerad Eickhoff (1-3). Kirk Nieuwenhuis' hard smash off Eickhoff deflected off first baseman Ryan Howard's glove for a double that drove in two runs.
The six-run inning was a season high for Milwaukee, and helped the Brewers avoid a three-game sweep.
Peralta (1-3) allowed three earned runs and seven hits in six while not walking a batter for the first time in five starts this season. The opening day starter entered the game with an 8.35 ERA.
Closer Jeremy Jeffress threw a scoreless ninth for his sixth save.
Eickhoff retired 10 of the first 11 Brewers hitters before Ryan Braun's solo shot to right in the fourth, setting up a productive few innings for the Brewers.
Braun finished 2 of 4 to raise his average to .364.
Gennett went to the opposite field with his solo homer to left-center to lead off the sixth. Presley followed later in the inning with a pinch-hit, two-run shot off reliever Hector Neris.
Eickhoff gave up a career-high seven runs in 5 1/3 innings. The outing snapped an impressive seven-start stretch for the young right-hander dating back to last season, with a 1.34 ERA during that span.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Phillies: SP Charlie Morton will be out at least two weeks with a strained left hamstring. The right-hander was placed on the 15-day disabled list before Sunday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers. Philadelphia called up right-hander Luis Garcia from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to replace Morton. ... C Jorge Alfaro, a top prospect, is hitting .500 (18-for-36) with a .750 slugging percentage at Double-A Reading. He is due to return this week from a stint on the seven-day disabled list (oblique).
Brewers: C Jonathan Lucroy got a day off behind the plate, with Martin Maldonado getting the start.
UP NEXT:
Phillies: Following a day off on Monday, Philadelphia returns to NL East action with a trip to Washington. Vince Velasquez (2-1) is likely to get the start against the Nationals.
Brewers: Milwaukee starts a three-game series Tuesday against the Chicago Cubs after a day off Monday. Jimmy Nelson (3-1) will start in the opener at Wrigley Field.
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