The Milwaukee Brewers keep finding ways to win, and Friday night in Atlanta was another example. They have now won six of their last seven games, and they took two from the Braves this weekend by grinding out a 2-1 victory in the series opener.
The matchup started with a marquee pitching duel: Jacob Misiorowski against Chris Sale. Sale, the former National League Cy Young Award winner, gave Atlanta six innings and allowed only two runs, but Misiorowski was even better. The sophomore flamethrower worked six scoreless innings, struck out six, and continued his run of dominance.
Misiorowski picked up his 13th win of the season and trimmed his league-best ERA to 1.68 after the outing. He also looked a bit fatigued on the mound, but he still did enough to put Milwaukee in position to win.
The biggest swing in the game, though, came in center field. Rookie Luis Lara delivered a leaping catch in the sixth inning that saved a run, and it mattered immediately because Michael Harris II followed with a double on the next pitch. In a game this tight between two top teams, that kind of play can decide everything.
Lara has already built a reputation for this sort of thing, even with only 35 big-league games under his belt. Two weeks ago against the Minnesota Twins, he made two spectacular jumping grabs at the wall in a game Milwaukee went on to win 4-3 in extra innings.
His bat has held up, too. Through 35 games, Lara is hitting .245/.322/.353 with one home run and 15 RBIs, but it’s the glove that has turned him into a must-watch player. Misiorowski has even given him the nickname "Air Lara."
Milwaukee clearly believes in what Lara brings. The club gave him a seven-year, $31 million contract extension before he ever played in the majors, banking on his elite range and fearless style in the outfield. And so far, he has backed up that faith with a string of game-saving, highlight-reel catches.
He has been in the big leagues for a little more than a month, but Lara is already changing games with his defense. For a Brewers team chasing a deep playoff run, that kind of impact can matter now - and plenty more in the future.
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