Milwaukee Brewers Manager Explains Reasoning Behind The Top Veteran Being Pulled After 64 Pitches
Milwaukee Brewers rookie starting pitcher Tobias Myers was pulled from Sunday’s series finale game against the Washington Nationals after throwing 64 pitches and giving up just one earned run. The bullpen was then immediately tagged with three earned runs and the Brewers ended up losing by a score of 4-3. Post game manager Pat Murphy explained why he removed Myers from the game.
Tobias Myers gave up one earned run in the first inning against the Washington Nationals
A first inning solo home run from Luis Garcia Jr was the only scoring that occurred while Tobias Myers was pitching. He otherwise covered five innings, gave up four hits, walked one, and struck out two. His pitch count at the end of the day was only 64 pitches and he threw 41 of them for strikes.
Why did Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy remove Tobias Myers after a 64 pitch outing?
After the game Pat Murphy listed a few factors as to why he removed Myers from the game. Heat and humidity were one of them, facing the lineup a third time was another, and he lastly mentioned that he had a full bullpen to use in which Devin Williams needed to pitch. Williams last appearance was on July 28 and the Brewers had an off day scheduled following Sunday’s game.
Milwaukee Brewers fans react to the reasons why Pat Murphy pulled Tobias Myers.
Luis García Jr. hit a home run for the second day in a row, and rookie James Wood drove in three runs with a bases-loaded triple to lead the Washington Nationals to a 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.
Mitchell Parker pitched six scoreless innings to earn his first win since June 16, helping Washington win back-to-back games after a five-game losing streak, which was their longest of the season.
Gary Sánchez homered for the Brewers, who lost the final two games of a three-game series and have dropped four of their last five games. This year, Milwaukee went 2-4 against Washington, marking the first time since 2015 that they lost a season series to the Nationals.
“They play us tough,” Brewers manager Pat Murphy said. “They did the same thing to us in Milwaukee. They played really good and they played free. We’re young and vulnerable and going through it a little bit. You can make all the excuses you want with injuries and inexperience, but every team goes through it and we’re going through it.”
