MILWAUKEE — After Milwaukee starter Chase Anderson split open his finger about 10 minutes prior to the first pitch of Wednesday’s game against the Rockies, the Brewers had to scramble.
Colorado made the most of that scramble in what turned out to be an impromptu bullpen day for Milwaukee, posting a season-high in runs in a 11-4 victory at Miller Park that snapped a three-game losing streak.
Nolan Arenado homered twice and Trevor Story also had a three-run blast in a game where there was no effective “initial out-getter,” as Milwaukee manager Craig Counsel likes to call nontraditional starters, especially on the fly after Anderson broke open a callous and a blister on his finger while warming in the bullpen.