Peralta gets Game 3 nod for Brewers at Atlanta, while Anderson looks to shut down Milwaukee again
Freddy Peralta will be pitching for the first time in more than two weeks when takes the mound Monday for Milwaukee in Game 3 of the NL Division Series at Atlanta.
Bob Uecker on the call for Game 3. Pregame at 11:30 a.m. on WKTY. Tune in on 96.7 FM / 580 AM.
Peralta (10-5, 2.81) was on the 10-day injured list from Aug. 19 to Sept. 2 with right shoulder inflammation. He was 1-2 with a 4.70 ERA in five September starts and hasn’t pitched since his last start on Sept. 26.
Peralta warmed up in the bullpen in the eighth inning of the Brewers’ win in Game 1.
“For me, that helped a lot because my arm felt a lot better after that day,” he said.
This will be the first postseason start for the 25-year-old Peralta.
Ian Anderson (9-5, 3.58) starts for the Braves with Best of Five series even 1-1. The 23-year-old is 2-0 with a 0.96 ERA in four postseason games and started in Game 7 of last season’s NL Championship Series loss to the Dodgers, allowing two runs in three innings.
The righty Anderson took a no-hitter into the seventh inning of a 5-1 win at Milwaukee on May 15. He was on the injured list with right shoulder inflammation from July 16 to Aug. 19.
TOP PHOTO: FILE – Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Freddy Peralta throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)