PHOENIX — When Braves ace Shelby Miller walked Paul Goldschmidt with bases loaded in the second inning of Tuesday’s 7-6 loss to the Diamondbacks, it marked the first time in Miller’s career that he issued a bases-loaded walk.
Miller also walked pitcher Josh Collmenter in that three-run inning, and finished the game with six walks – matching a career high – to go with six hits and four runs allowed in 4 1/3 innings. It was the first time in 11 starts this season that Miller allowed more than two earned runs, and his 1.89 ERA was still the second-lowest among National League starters, behind Max Scherzer (1.85).
Before Tuesday, the last time Miller allowed more than three runs was Aug. 16, 2014, which was also his only previous six-walk game. With the Cardinals at that time, Miller gave up four runs, four hits and six walks (two intentional) in six innings of that August game against the Padres, and got no decision in a St. Louis loss.
In 17 starts between that game and Tuesday, Miller went 7-2 with a 1.71 ERA and .181 opponents’ average, allowing three runs or fewer — earned or unearned — in every start and two runs or fewer in 14 of the 17 games….
When Braves pitcher Alex Wood hit a two-out single to drive in the first runs in an 8-0 win against the Diamondbacks, it raised Atlanta’s RBI total by pitchers to eight this season, the most in the majors before Wednesday. Braves pitchers had only one few RBI than Cleveland shortstops or Chicago White Sox and Oakland center fielders, and two fewer RBIs than White Sox second basemen or Brewers and Phillies catchers.
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