With the Brewers top middle infielders off playing in the World Baseball Classic, Pat Murphy has been getting quite the look at Jesus Made and Cooper Pratt as the potential future up the middle and they aren’t missing their opportunities.
The Cactus Crew got the scoring started with three runs in the 2nd inning on an RBI fielder’s choice from Luke Adams, then an RBI single from Pratt, and an RBI fielder’s choice from Made.
The next inning, Andrew Vaughn slugged a solo homer to put the Brewers up 3-0. The Angels got their lone run of the game in the 4th inning from an RBI double by Zach Neto off Brewers reliever Grant Anderson.
Blake Perkins added a sacrifice fly to score Pratt in the 5th inning and then in the 6th, Jesus Made ripped a 2 RBI single to give him his second hit and 3 RBIs on the day.
On the pitching side, Brandon Woodruff was the big news for the Brewers. He made his spring debut this year, throwing 2 scoreless IP with 3 Ks on 32 pitches. His fastball velo was sitting 92-93 as he continues to ramp up for the regular season. He talked to reporters after his outing that his goal is still not necessarily Opening Day, but being healthy for the whole season.
Following Woodruff was Trevor Megill, who struck out the side in his one inning, then Anderson and Easton McGee. Non-roster players Drew Rom, Yerlin Rodriguez, and Bryan Rivera rounded out the pitchers for this one.
Pratt and Made both went 2-for-3 as they continue to impress. Luis Rengifo went 1-for-2 with a pair of runs scored.
The Brewers take on the Seattle Mariners tomorrow at AFFOP with Kyle Harrison scheduled to start.