A’s beat Brewers in Spring Breakout!
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The Brewers were able to kick things off pretty early against touted lefty Jamie Arnold. Luis Pena singled to score Brewers top prospect Jesus Made. Blake Burke’s single made it 2-0 and a third run would be tacked on against Arnold via passed ball.
In the bottom of the 2nd, the A’s tied it right back up, starting with Joshua Kuroda-Grauer’s double which scored Junior Perez, followed by two RBI singles thanks to Shotaro Morii and Henry Botle.
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After the Brewers reclaimed the lead in the 3rd, Breyson Guedez put a charge in one, sending it deep and out for a two-run dinger.
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On the pitching side, Kade Morris was brought in after a rough first three frames by Jamie Arnold and Eduarniel Nunez. But unlike his teammates, Morris was absolutely dominant. The proof? 6 striekouts and 2 hits allowed across 4 innings of work. His curveball was something worth gawking at. It had Brewers’ hitters baffled, unable time it up. The only damage against the righty came off the bat of Eric Bitonti in the top of the 8th. He’d take him deep to right field on a 2-0 sinker.
Steven Echavarria followed Morris and struggled to ride the momentum of his success. Darrien Miller’s homer off of him made it 7-6. Two RBI doubles by Brady Ebel and Andrew Fischer gave the Brewers the lead going into the bottom of the 8th.
Thankfully the A’s still had some fight in them. Nate Nankil tied it up on a single to center. The final run of the game and the one that’d clinch a victory for the A’s prospects came courtesy of a passed ball which scored Leo De Vries.
Echavarria returned for the 9th and looked much sharper. He’d shut down the Brewers 1-2-3, with the help of a nice diving play by Leo De Vries.
A’s beat the Brewers 9-8 in the Spring Breakout game!