The Milwaukee Brewers begin a high-altitude six-game road trip as they take on the Colorado Rockies on June 5 at Coors Field in Denver.
Follow along for live updates as Brandon Sproat (1-4, 6.24) is opposed by Ryan Feltner (2-1, 4.85) in the starting pitching matchup.
Brian Fitzpatrick walks off the mound in pain
One day after a pair of pitchers left the game with injury, bad luck struck the Brewers again.
This one looked serious.
Rookie reliever Brian Fitzpatrick injured himself while warming up for the bottom of the seventh and walked off the mound in clear pain as athletic trainer Lee Meyer helped hold his left arm, which was shaking in the aftermath of the injury.
Fitzpatrick was called up to replace left-hander DL Hall, who went on the 15-day injured list with a left pectoral injury earlier in the day.
Rockies punishing Brandon Sproat’s mistakes
Sproat made three mistakes a big-league pitcher simply can’t make with two strikes between the second and third. The Rockies made him pay all three times.
First, Ezequiel Tovar pounded a middle-middle curveball to center for a one-out double in the second and came around to score when Sproat left an 0-2 fastball down the heart to Edouard Julien, who laced it to left.
In the third, Hunter Goodman got all of a hanging curve in a full count for his 16th home run of the year to make it 3-1.
Brewers miss opportunity for big second inning against Ryan Feltner
When Jake Bauers whistled a leadoff double on a 2-2 pitch from Ryan Feltner to lead off the second, it began a trend. Each of the next four Brewers would join Bauers in seeing at least six pitches in their plate appearance.
This put Feltner on the ropes when he was at 32 pitches with two outs and two on and a runner already in. With Christian Yelich up, the Brewers had a real chance to chase the Rockies starter from the game, but instead Yelich struck out after swinging through a slider and changeup down the middle.
Feltner threw 37 pitches in the second alone and 36 total through the rest of his first five innings, with the Bauers double the only hit allowed.
Feltner threw seven pitches in the first, 10 in the third, 13 in the fourth, six in the fifth and nine in the sixth, taking advantage of a poor quality of at-bat by the Brewers.
Feltner completed his outing at six innings and retired the final 13 Brewers batters he faced to lower his career ERA against Milwaukee to 2.67, a far cry from his career 5.17 mark.
Rockies jump in front in first
Jake McCarthy took advantage of what was in front of him to score the first run of the game.
First, a four-seam fastball Sproat left down to get a base hit. Then, the massive gaps in the Coors outfield to leg out a double. McCarthy immediately stole third when Sproat wasn’t paying him attention and scored thereafter on a grounder to short.
What time is the Brewers game tonight?
Time: 7:40 p.m. CT.
What channel is the Brewers game on?
Brewers.TV
What is the Brewers record?
37-23.
Brewers lineup
TBA
Rockies lineup
TBA
Brewers probable pitchers and schedule
Brewers vs Rockies, June 6, 8:10 p.m.: Milwaukee RHP Jacob Misiorowski (6-2, 1.65) vs. Colorado RHP Tanner Gordon (0-1, 6.37). TV – Brewers.TV. Radio – AM-620 WTMJ.
Brewers vs Rockies, June 7, 2:10 p.m.: Milwaukee LHP Shane Drohan (2-1, 2.87) vs. Colorado LHP Kyle Freeland (1-6, 8.06). TV – Brewers.TV. Radio – AM-620 WTMJ.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Rockies 3, Brewers 1: Offense a no-show through six innings
Reporting by Curt Hogg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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By Curt Hogg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | USA TODAY Network
