3 years agoMilwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Eric Lauer (1-2) took the loss Tuesday, surrendering seven runs on seven hits -- including three home runs -- and two walks over two-plus innings as the Brewers were downed 10-7 by the Tigers. He struck out five. The ball was flying at American Family Field as the two teams combined for nine homers, and Lauer took a lot of the damage. The left-hander has been tagged for eight long balls in only 24 innings this season, leading to a 4.88 ERA despite his strong 27:5 K: BB, but he'll likely remain in a sixth starter/swingman role for the Brewers as they try to find some consistency at the back of their rotation. "I'm really happy with the way I'm throwing, and I think I can do a lot once we clear this thing up [with the back]," Lauer said. "Hopefully it's not something that affects where I'm at or how I'm viewed as a pitcher, because everything else feels great. It was just a bad day. A bad day where I hit a wall and couldn't push through it,'' Lauer said.--James Stokke
Source: Adam McCalvy (MLB.com)