Phillies Lose To Brewers 3-1
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wily Peralta pitched seven scoreless innings and Jean Segura dashed home on a rare two-base sacrifice fly to lift the Milwaukee Brewers to a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night.
Segura's scramble came after center fielder Odubel Herrera and right fielder Domonic Brown collided in the third inning. According to STATS, it was the first time a player had scored from second this season on a sacrifice fly.
Peralta (3-7) had his best start this year, and Francisco Rodriguez picked up his 27th save in 27 tries this season despite Chase Utley's RBI single.
Utley had four hits for the Phillies, who squandered a solid start by Adam Morgan (3-4) by stranding 10 runners.
Khris Davis added a solo home run for the Brewers in the second.
The Brewers have slumped at the plate again recently, but took full advantage of their opportunities against the Phillies in their first game back at Miller Park since general manager Doug Melvin announced he was moving into an advisory role.
No matter who leads them, Peralta and Segura appear to be big parts of Milwaukee's future plans.
Segura singled in Hernan Perez and reached second on the throw home in the third to set up his wild dash. Jonathan Lucroy hit a fly ball to the warning track, where Herrera could be seen calling for it and made the catch before crashing into Brown.
Third base coach Ed Sedar didn't hesitate sending Segura to the plate, and Freddy Galvis' relay throw was just late to catcher Cameron Rupp, allowing Segura to become the first Brewers player to score from second on a sacrifice since Fernando Vina did it on Aug. 24, 1997.
Segura made a sharp play in the field too, corralling second baseman Elian Herrera's errant throw with his bare hand for a force out in the fifth inning.
Peralta worked out of trouble all night, and Philadelphia finished 1 for 13 with runners in scoring position.
While the Phillies have been one of the hottest teams in baseball since the All-Star break, they started the final series of this nine-game road trip with a thud.
Before the game, the scroll on the TV in the visitor's clubhouse questioned if Utley could be effective with the swirl of trade talks surrounding him.
So far, so good.
Utley doubled in the third and followed it up with singles in the fifth and seventh before his RBI single in the ninth to extend his hitting streak to six since coming off the disabled list.
Morgan allowed just three Brewers to reach base over six innings, but all three scored.
BLAZEK'S BAD BREAK
The Brewers placed RHP Michael Blazek on the 15-day disabled list with a fracture in his right hand. Manager Craig Counsell said the injury likely ends Blazek's season. Blazek couldn't pinpoint how he was hurt.
HIGUERA HONORED
Former LHP Teddy Higuera was inducted into the Miller Park Walk of Fame before the game. Higuera spent his entire career (1985-94) with Milwaukee, compiling a 94-64 record with a 3.61 ERA in 213 games.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Phillies: 3B Maikel Franco tested his sore left wrist before Friday's game, but remains day-to-day. Franco has been out since being hit by a pitch on Tuesday.
Brewers: Milwaukee called up David Goforth to replace Blazek. The rookie right-hander has made six relief appearances this season.
UP NEXT
Phillies: RHP Jerome Williams (4-8, 5.73 ERA) will look to build on his consecutive strong starts. In his past two appearances, he has allowed two runs over 12 innings.
Brewers: RHP Jimmy Nelson (9-9, 3.65 ERA) starts for Milwaukee and looks to be the first pitcher on the staff to reach 10 wins.
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