Colin Rea and two relievers combined on a two-hit shutout as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Cleveland Guardians 2-0 on Sunday for their fifth consecutive victory.
The NL Central-leading Brewers improved to a season-best 20 games above .500 after going 7-3 on a 10-game homestand that included a four-game split with the NL West-leadingRea held the Guardians hitless for the first 5 2/3 innings. The 34-year-old right-hander struck out five and allowed two hits and no walks in his seven-inning stint.
“He’s just been an incredible anchor," Brewers manager Pat Murphy said. “He really has. He gives you it every time out. What you see is what you get. It’s who he is as a human, every day the same, every day doing everything he can to help out whoever's around him, whatever the mission is. The consummate teammate. I can't say enough about him.”“I just think he did a good job of moving the ball around, predominantly with the four- and two-seam ," Rea said.
“I definitely had it in the back of my mind, but I was just trying to focus on getting the hitters and making my pitches,” Koenig said. gave up a run in each of the first two innings, but shut the Brewers down for the rest of his six-inning stint. He struck out five and allowed five hits and two walks to go with the two runs.
“It's a frustrating series,” Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said. “There's no other way to put it. That's a really good team over there, and they showed why. They can pitch.”Before the game, the Brewers honored Hall of Famer Robin Yount to recognize the 50th anniversary of the two-time MVP’s major league debut. Yount spent his entire career with the Brewers and is regarded as the best player in franchise history.
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