Ryan Braun streak ends in Brewers loss

Hitter-friendly Coors Field was anything but for the Brewers on Friday night.

Milwaukee was stifled by Rockies rookie right-hander Juan Nicasio, who was dominant in twirling seven shutout innings on the way to defeating the Brewers, 4-0, in front of 35,044.

Nicasio allowed the Brewers' only four hits, while striking out four and walking none. Nicasio pounded the strike zone with a fastball that reached 97 mph.

Ryan Braun went 0-for-3, snapping his 23-game hitting streak, the third-longest in team history. He also broke a string of 24 straight games with a hit against the Rockies.

The Brewers have lost the first two games of a season-long 11-game road trip, dropping their record away from Miller Park to 16-31.


(wjfw.com)