Brewers go back-to-back-to-back against the Tigers
The Milwaukee Brewers accomplished something no visiting team has been able to do at Comerica Park. In the third inning, the club became the first visiting team to hit back-to-back-to-back home runs at the field.
All three blasts came with two outs in the inning. With a man on third, outfielder Carlos Gomez extended the inning with an RBI bunt single. Gerardo Parra walked, setting the stage for Ryan Braun.
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On the fourth pitch of the at-bat, Braun lifted a 93 mph fastball from Anibal Sanchez out to right field for the three-run blast.
Five pitches later, Adam Lind struck. This one came off an 88 mph splitter from Sanchez. Aramis Ramirez would complete the trifecta three pitches later. This time, Sanchez allowed a home run on a 78 mph hanging curveball. Ramirez crushed the offering, sending it out to left. Unbelievably, the Brewers nearly added another blast. Khris Davis came up next and hit a ball to the furthest area of the ballpark in center.
While a fourth home run would have been great, the Brewers are probably happy with three. Doing it away from Miller Park accomplishes a few things. The Brewers get to set a fun, little record, and Bernie Brewer doesn’t have to risk a heart attack constantly climbing the steps of the slide. The man lives solely on beer and brats, we hear.
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