Aug 4, 2024; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy (21) walks around in the dugout against the Washington Nationals during the fourth inning at Nationals Park.
Milwaukee Brewers rookie starting pitcher Tobias Myers was pulled from Sunday’s series finale game against the Washington Nationals after throwing 64 pitches and giving up just one earned run. The bullpen was then immediately tagged with three earned runs and the Brewers ended up losing by a score of 4-3. Post game manager Pat Murphy explained why he removed Myers from the game.
Tobias Myers gave up one earned run in the first inning against the Washington Nationals
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Aug 4, 2024; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Tobias Myers (36) throws a pitch against the Washington Nationals during the first inning at Nationals Park.
A first inning solo home run from Luis Garcia Jr was the only scoring that occurred while Tobias Myers was pitching. He otherwise covered five innings, gave up four hits, walked one, and struck out two. His pitch count at the end of the day was only 64 pitches and he threw 41 of them for strikes.
Why did Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy remove Tobias Myers after a 64 pitch outing?
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Aug 4, 2024; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Tobias Myers (36) throws a pitch against the Washington Nationals during the first inning at Nationals Park.
After the game Pat Murphy listed a few factors as to why he removed Myers from the game. Heat and humidity were one of them, facing the lineup a third time was another, and he lastly mentioned that he had a full bullpen to use in which Devin Williams needed to pitch. Williams last appearance was on July 28 and the Brewers had an off day scheduled following Sunday’s game.
Milwaukee Brewers fans react to the reasons why Pat Murphy pulled Tobias Myers.
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Aug 4, 2024; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy (21) walks around in the dugout against the Washington Nationals during the fourth inning at Nationals Park.