The Milwaukee Brewers took the lead twice, but couldn’t hold it in an 8-7 loss to the Atlanta Braves Sunday afternoon. A homer by Ozzie Albies put Atlanta up to stay in the bottom of the seventh inning. Lorenzo Cain went four-for-six and Jesus Aguilar hit his 29th home run, driving in four. Milwaukee has lost five times in its last seven games. Reliever Dan Jennings absorbed the latest defeat. Manager Craig Counsell said his squad left too many runners stranded on base.
Counsell also commented on the big missed opportunity in the 7th.
Chase Anderson had a rough outing, giving up 5 hits, and 4 runs in four inning s of work. Counsell is hoping to see him get back on track.
The Brewers say Zach Davies will have at least one more rehab start because returning to the majors, possibly needing even more than that. The Brewers are off Monday, then Jhoulys Chacin goes for his 12th win Tuesday night in a start at Chicago.
–NL Central Division
St. Louis Cardinals 8, Kansas City Royals 2
Arizona Diamondbacks 9, Cincinnati Reds 2
San Francisco Giants 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Chicago Cubs 4, Washington Nationals 3