Phillies 6, Brewers 5

PHILADELPHIA, PA (WHBL) – The Milwaukee Brewers dropped another one run game with a 6-5 loss Tuesday night to the Phillies in Philadelphia.

Four of the six Phillies runs were unearned as the Brewers defense struggled for the second straight night. All four of those runs came in a five run fifth inning. Andrew McCutcheon had two solo homers for the Phillies and Brad Miller hit a three run shot.

For Milwaukee, Jackie Bradley Jr, hit his 3rd home run of the season and had 2 RBIs. Luis Urias, Daniel Vogelbach and Lorenzo Cain had the other RBIs.

Eric Lauer went six innings giving up eight hits, six runs (two earned) with seven strikeouts and took the loss.

The two teams square off again Wednesday night with Freddy Peralta getting the start for Milwaukee. Former Brewer Chase Anderson gets the call for Philadelphia. Pregame coverage on WHBL begins at 5:30.

The Brewers also announced that Christian Yelich was going back on the 10-day injured list with back problems. The move comes just a day after he returned from a three-week absence due to a lower back issue. Manager Craig Counsell said his back did not respond well enough after playing on Monday night.Tyrone Taylor made a quick return from the Alternate Training site to replace Yelich on the roster.

Phillies 6, Brewers 5

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