It’s become increasingly rare that Corbin Burnes has an off night on the mound, but that’s what happened for the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night against the San Diego Padres. Burnes set a record earlier in the season for most strikeouts to start a year before allowing his first walk, but was uncharacteristically wild in this game, and it first bit him in the third inning.
Burnes walked Victor Caratini to lead off, then plunked Ha-Seong Kim with a 97 MPH sinker. After a punchout and a flyout, the Padres attempted a double steal with two outs, and Omar Narvaez threw the ball away for an error, allowing the first run to score.