Brad Miller homered three times, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 8-0 Thursday night at Wrigley Field. Miller crushed a solo home run in the third inning, and added two-run shots in both the fifth and seventh innings. Didi Gregorius piled on with a two-run home run in the seventh as the Phillies handed the Cubs their 12th loss in 13 games. The Cubs look to bounce back Friday afternoon when their rival St. Louis Cardinals come to Wrigley Field for a three-game weekend series.
Avisail Garcia hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning to break a 3-all tie, and the Milwaukee Brewers went on to defeat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3 Thursday night. Cincinnati took a 3-2 lead in the fifth inning on back-to-back wild pitches and a Tucker Barnhart RBI single. Keston Hiura tied the game with a double in the sixth before Garcia’s two-run bomb in the eighth. Elsewhere, Franmil Reyes hit a walk-off three-run home run, and the Cleveland Indians snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 7-4 win over the Kansas City Royals, while the Minnesota Twins came back to beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3.
The first round of the Major League Baseball Draft takes place Sunday night, and a pair of players with Indiana ties could be selected. Fishers native Sam Bachman is ranked the 14th best prospect in the draft by Baseball America. The right handed pitcher out of Miami of Ohio was a First Team All-MAC selection in 2021 with a 1.81 ERA. Southridge High School standout Colson Montgomery has been linked to the Chicago White Sox at pick number 22 in numerous mock drafts. The athletic infielder led Southridge to the Class 3A state title and is committed to IU, but he’s one of the best high school prospects in the draft.
