The Milwaukee Brewers struggled against a left-handed pitcher again in their 7-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.
After a two-run home run by William Contreras in the first inning, the Brewers bats were kept quiet by Blue Jays starter Yusei Kikuchi and the Toronto bullpen. The Milwaukee offense mustered up just four hits in the game.
In the bottom of the first inning, the Blue Jays scored four runs and never looked back.
Brewers starter Adrian Houser threw just over four innings and allowed six earned runs. He brought a 2.25 ERA into the game, and left with a 4.07 ERA.
Jake Cousins allowed a run in the eighth inning and Toronto won 7-2.
Milwaukee is 28-26. The second game of the series will be played on Wednesday night at 6:07pm in Toronto. After the game, listen to the Baseball Postgame Show with Tim Allen presented by Hitters Baseball Academy on 97.3 The Game in Milwaukee and the iHeart Radio App.