Seattle Mariners at Milwaukee Brewers

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SEA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4
MIL	1	0	0	0	5	5	2	9	—	22	22	0

Bryce Miller and Kyle Harrison started this one, and only one of them left with anything to feel good about. Harrison worked 5 clean innings, striking out 8 without allowing a run, while Miller was chased before he got through 5, tagged for 5 earned runs on a night his lineup gave him nothing to work with behind him.

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Mariners(59-66)

WWLWL

0

+1.5-138+160o7.5-104

Brewers(77-48)

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22

-1.5+138-163u7.5+106

Best BetBrewers -144

Postgame

Nailed, and about as clean as it gets. Harrison cruised through 5 scoreless with 8 strikeouts, exactly the trending-up form the pick banked on, while Miller got knocked around for 5 runs in under 5 innings. The lineup depth we flagged showed up everywhere, from Hamilton's 2 homers to a 22-hit night.

Pregame

Milwaukee's the better team on paper and Harrison gives them a real edge on the mound, so backing the Brewers at home makes sense even after their recent stumble. Seattle's shorthanded infield and a lineup that's been running cold make this a tough spot for an upset. The price already reflects a comfortable favorite, but the Brewers' pitching advantage tonight is real, not just reputation.

Milwaukee got here without needing its full complement of arms. Abner Uribe and JoJo Romero are both still working back from injury in the bullpen, and Sal Frelick is on a rehab assignment in right field. None of it mattered against a Seattle order missing Taylor Ward in left with a quad issue, and the price on Milwaukee to win outright reflected as much before the first pitch.

Bryce Miller

(4-7)·3.71 ERA

Aug 12 @ Yankees

ND

6.0IP

5ER

5K

1BB

89P

08/18 Lineup

Kyle Harrison

(10-3)·2.84 ERA

Aug 11 @ Padres

L

4.2IP

3ER

3K

3BB

90P

08/18 Lineup

What nobody put a number on was just how lopsided it would get. Milwaukee owns the best record in baseball this year at 77-48, and Tuesday snapped a 2-game winning streak Seattle had carried in, turning a promising week sour in the worst way for a Mariners club trying to stay in the thick of a crowded AL playoff race.

Seattle Mariners

(59-66)

Aug 16W@ Astros3-2

Aug 15W@ Astros10-5

Aug 15L@ Astros7-10

Aug 13W@ Yankees1-0

Aug 12L@ Yankees5-10

Milwaukee Brewers

(77-48)

Aug 16W@ Dodgers6-2

Aug 15W@ Dodgers4-1

Aug 15L@ Dodgers1-3

Aug 14W@ Dodgers5-4

Aug 12L@ Padres3-4

David Hamilton went 5-for-5 with 2 home runs and 4 RBI, and Christian Yelich added a homer and 4 RBI of his own as Milwaukee strung together back-to-back 5-run innings in the fifth and sixth before a 9-run eighth put it out of reach for good. Seattle was shut out across the board and committed 4 errors, the kind of night where absolutely nothing broke right.

Seattle Mariners

(11)

• Day-To-DayTaylor Ward (LF) — Ward (quadriceps) remains out of the lineup for Tuesday's game in Milwaukee.08/18
• Day-To-DayBryan Woo (SP) — Woo did not factor into Tuesday's decision against the Yankees, allowing three hits and one walk while striking out five across five scoreless innings.08/17
• 10-Day-ILColt Emerson (SS) — The Mariners placed Emerson on the 10-day injured list Friday with left wrist inflammation, Adam Jude of The Seattle Times reports.08/14
• 10-Day-ILJ.P. Crawford (SS) — Mariners general manager Justin Hollander said July 31 that Crawford is expected to be "a couple weeks down" after requiring an injection to relieve inflammation in his left wrist, MLB.com reports.08/09
• 10-Day-ILLuke Raley (RF) — Mariners general manager Justin Hollander said Tuesday that Raley is expected to miss the rest of the season after sustaining a left forearm strain, Adam Jude of The Seattle Times reports.08/05
• 15-Day-ILMatt Brash (RP) — Brash (lat) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session Saturday, Adam Jude of The Seattle Times reports.08/14
• 15-Day-ILCole Wilcox (RP) — Wilcox left Thursday's game versus the Tigers due to left oblique tightness.08/07
• 60-Day-ILCooper Criswell (RP) — Mariners general manager Justin Hollander said July 31 that Criswell (shoulder) has resumed a throwing progression, MLB.com reports.08/09
• 60-Day-ILCarlos Vargas (RP) — Vargas (lat) is expected to begin a minor-league rehab assignment with High-A Everett on Saturday night, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.08/08
• 60-Day-ILWill Wilson (3B) — Wilson (thumb) has gone 3-for-9 with two RBI and a 1:2 BB:K in his first three rehab games between High-A Everett and Triple-A Tacoma.06/17
• 60-Day-ILLogan Evans (SP) — The Mariners placed Evans (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Monday.05/08

Milwaukee Brewers

(10)

• 10-Day-ILSal Frelick (RF) — Frelick (shoulder) joined the Brewers on Tuesday for a workout and will then continue his minor-league rehab assignment, Hunter Baumgardt of Fox Sports 920 Milwaukee reports.08/18
• 10-Day-ILCooper Pratt (SS) — Pratt (hamstring) will begin a rehab assignment Tuesday with High-A Wisconsin.08/17
• 15-Day-ILJoJo Romero (RP) — Romero (abdomen) will throw a live batting practice session Friday, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.08/18
• 15-Day-ILAbner Uribe (RP) — Uribe (forearm) will throw a bullpen session Tuesday, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.08/18
• 15-Day-ILJoel Kuhnel (RP) — Kuhnel (shoulder) retired two of the five batters he faced and was charged with two earned runs on three hits and no walks in a rehab appearance Sunday for Triple-A Nashville.08/03
• 60-Day-ILBrandon Woodruff (SP) — Woodruff announced Saturday that he will undergo season-ending capsule repair surgery on his right shoulder, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.07/18
• 60-Day-ILRob Zastryzny (RP) — The Brewers transferred Zastryzny (shoulder) to the 60-day injured list Wednesday.07/16
• 60-Day-ILBrian Fitzpatrick (RP) — Fitzpatrick (elbow) underwent Tommy John surgery over the past week, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.07/05
• 60-Day-ILQuinn Priester (SP) — Priester will undergo thoracic outlet compression surgery on Monday and is expected to be sidelined 8-to-10 months, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.06/18
• 60-Day-ILAngel Zerpa (RP) — The Brewers transferred Zerpa (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Sunday.05/31

For a Brewers team trying to hold off a surging Cubs team in the NL Central, results like this are exactly the kind of workload-saver Milwaukee wants — Harrison cruises, the bullpen mostly rests, and the lineup does the rest of the work. For the Mariners, it's another data point in a stretch that's turned an interesting summer into a lost one.