BaseballBen Rice homered twice — and the Yankees still lost the postseason opener
Tampa Bay punished a sloppy New York night with a four-run fifth to win 5-2 at Tropicana Field.
Christian Yelich and Turang homered while Milwaukee's bullpen stayed perfect as Philadelphia's runners went nowhere.
Twenty-two runners left standing. That was Philadelphia's whole evening in Milwaukee: six hits, four walks, and almost nothing to show for any of it in a 4-1 defeat to a Brewers side that set the tone early and never let go.
Milwaukee kept it simple. Christian Yelich went deep, Turang followed suit, and once the lead was secured the relief corps never wobbled. Philadelphia's arms held up well enough to win on most nights; the bats never found the one swing that flips a scoreline. It is the emptiest kind of defeat — plenty of baserunners, one run — and it hands the Brewers another example of their formula: score first, then let the bullpen finish.
BaseballTampa Bay punished a sloppy New York night with a four-run fifth to win 5-2 at Tropicana Field.
BaseballAtlanta welcome Los Angeles having won six of the last eight meetings between these clubs.
BaseballTampa Bay turned a messy New York night into a 5-2 postseason win at Tropicana Field, one big fifth inning settling it.