![]() ![]() ![]() It shows we’ve come a long way.”Īaron Ramsdale reaches for the ball. I think this is a big step for us, a young team coming here and doing all the things we did. “The way we did it as well – we had to be very smart, we had to be a bit ugly at times. “I think we showed something special today, to come here and win is not easy,” Ødegaard, who scored twice in a 3-1 win against Chelsea on Tuesday, told Sky Sports. The result sees the Gunners move a point behind Manchester City having played one game more than the defending champion.Ĭity, which defeated Leeds 2-1 on Saturday, is still the favorite to triumph come the end of the season, but Arsenal’s performance against a strong Newcastle side demonstrated an unwillingness to give up on the title race. Martin Ødegaard’s long-range strike and Fabian Schär’s own goal wrapped up the win for Arsenal, though both teams could have easily scored more over the course of the fast-paced, entertaining match. Kris Bubic (1-5, 4.50) starts for Kansas City, and Corbin Burnes (3-0, 1.98) pitches for Milwaukee.Arsenal stayed in touch with Manchester City at the top of the Premier League after a crucial 2-0 victory against third-place Newcastle. ![]() The Royals and Brewers continue their three-game series Saturday at Milwaukee. Milwaukee also released pitcher Jake Faria. When the trade was originally announced, the Phillies had received Phelps for three players to be named later. 31 trade that sent reliever David Phelps to the Philadelphia Phillies. The Brewers acquired pitchers Brandon Ramey, Juan Geraldo and Israel Puello as part of the Aug. “But he helped us win the game, I feel like. “It was getting progressively worse, so we got him out of there,” Counsell said. ![]() Braun has been dealing with a back issue all season.Ĭounsell said Braun’s back started to tighten up close to the start of the game. “We’re just waiting to hear how today went, get a review of how he feels.”īREWERS: Braun left the game with lower back tightness after hitting a single in the fourth inning. “He’s at the secondary site getting work,” Matheny said before the game. 5 and has been dealing with a strained right oblique. ROYALS: Kansas City manager Mike Matheny says there’s a possibility outfielder/designated hitter Jorge Soler could play again this season. “Every single one of them came up to me after and were like, ‘Dude we got you, we’ll pick you up.’ It’s something that’ll never happen again. He said after Friday’s game that his car hit a pothole, blowing out his right tires on his way to the airport. Duffy struck out five but yielded six earned runs, seven hits and two walks in 3 2/3 innings.ĭuffy was pitching for the first time since getting scratched from a scheduled start Tuesday after missing the Royals’ team flight to Detroit. Houser gave up four runs - two earned - and five hits and two walks with two strikeouts in four innings. Perez homered in the ninth off Josh Hader to complete the scoring. “That’s a scenario it’s felt like we’e been in quite a bit this year and that we haven’t necessarily succeeded in frequently, but tonight we did.” “That two-out hit with men on base is enormous,” Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. The Brewers extended the lead to 9-4 when Arcia homered to left center off Royals reliever Jake Newberry with two outs in the fifth. The way it went down, I put our bullpen in a bad spot. “That fourth inning can’t happen, and unfortunately it’s happened like four times this year,” Duffy said. That’s when Nottingham delivered the Brewers’ first grand slam of the season. The Royals made it 4-0 when Perez singled home Mondesi in the third.Īfter giving up Yelich’s leadoff homer, Duffy allowed the Brewers’ next three batters to reach as Ryan Braun singled, Jedd Gyorko walked and Keston Hiura singled to load the bases.ĭuffy issued a one-out walk to Arcia that cut the lead to 4-2, but seemed on the verge of getting out of the inning after striking out Luis Urias. When Dozier stole second, Nottingham’s throw bounced into center field, allowing Perez to score from third. A one-out single by Hunter Dozier put runners on the corners. Kansas City took an early lead off Brewers starter Adrian Houser as the first three batters of the game all scored.Īfter Whit Merrifield singled and Adalberto Mondesi walked to open the game, Perez doubled them home. ![]()
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