Sep 22, 2024; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Jose Herrera (11) tags out Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Willy Adames (27) making an attempt to attain within the seventh inning at American Household Area. Necessary Credit score: Benny Sieu-Imagn Photos Willy Adames has added a brand new factor to his sport this season.
Adames has a career-high 20 stolen bases for the Milwaukee Brewers heading into their Wednesday highway sport in opposition to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
He’s the primary shortstop in franchise historical past with at the least 30 dwelling runs and 20 stolen bases in a season.
“I did not assume at first I used to be going to steal 20,” Adames mentioned after stealing his twentieth base within the Brewers’ 7-2 win in opposition to the Pirates within the sequence opener on Tuesday. “Possibly we are able to go to 25.”
Adames mentioned he was inspired by the teaching workers and teammates to shoot for 20 steals this season. His earlier profession excessive was eight in 2022.
He’s the fifth Milwaukee participant with at the least 20 steals this season, and he joins rookie Jackson Chourio as the primary Brewers teammates with at the least 20 dwelling runs and 20 stolen bases in the identical season.
“I really feel prefer it was the appropriate mentality to slot in with the boys,” Adames mentioned of his enhance in stolen bases. “They had been aggressive since Day 1, and I simply needed to be concerned with them.”
Brewers supervisor Pat Murphy does not want milestones to acknowledge Adames is having fun with the most effective season of his profession. The skipper is significantly extra centered on getting his group into the postseason on the appropriate foot, and that begins with profitable the sequence in opposition to the Pirates.
“We have got to proceed enjoying respectable baseball, we had been respectable (on Tuesday),” Murphy mentioned. “I’ve mentioned all of it yr, (Pittsburgh) isn’t a nasty ballclub. They have some hitters and so they’ve bought some pitching that everyone knows about.”
Freddy Peralta is scheduled to start out on the mound for the Brewers (90-67) on Wednesday.
Peralta (11-8, 3.69 ERA) is 4-1 with a 2.19 ERA in his previous seven begins.
He didn’t obtain a choice in his most up-to-date outing, on Sept. 18 in opposition to the Philadelphia Phillies, regardless of permitting only one run and two hits in 5 innings. Peralta departed with the rating tied 1-1 and the Brewers ultimately gained 2-1 after clinching the Nationwide League Central earlier within the day.
Peralta has made 21 appearances in opposition to the Pirates, together with 12 begins, and is 2-1 with a 3.56 ERA. He final confronted Pittsburgh on April 25 and didn’t obtain a choice after permitting 5 runs and 5 hits and 5 walks in 4 2/3 innings.
Luis L. Ortiz is scheduled to start out for the Pirates (73-84) on Wednesday.
Ortiz (6-6, 3.43) is 0-2 with a 5.17 ERA in three begins this month, however he pitched nicely in his most up-to-date outing. He held the St. Louis Cardinals to 2 runs and 5 hits in six innings whereas putting out seven and strolling two on Thursday.
The proper-hander didn’t obtain a choice within the Pirates’ 3-2 victory, however he was happy along with his efficiency.
“My complete focus in the present day was to get weak contact, and the strikeouts confirmed up,” Ortiz mentioned by way of an interpreter. “That was not in my thoughts to strike individuals out, however making high quality pitches, that is what occurred and we’re fairly comfortable.”
Pirates supervisor Derek Shelton was additionally impressed with Ortiz’s command.
“I believed he seemed actually sharp,” Shelton mentioned. “Seemed actually good. He was in a position to run the cutter and the four-seamer off it. I believed he did a pleasant job.”
Ortiz is 1-0 with a 2.93 ERA in 4 profession appearances (two begins) in opposition to the Brewers. He has no selections and a 3.86 ERA in two reduction outings vs. Milwaukee this yr.
–Area Degree Media