Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

CAMP REPORT

- Tom Haudricour­t

On the field: Junior Guerra made his fifth appearance of the spring and pitched well after a messy first inning in which an error led to three runs by the Dodgers. Guerra went 42⁄3 innings, allowing four hits and three runs (two earned) with two walks – both in the first inning – and four strikeouts.

Guerra has a 2.45 ERA for the spring.

“In the first inning, I just wasn’t comfortabl­e yet,” Guerra said. “I was a little bit all over the place. I got more comfortabl­e as the game went on.”

Guerra said his agent told him over the off-season that he has a rare fourth minorleagu­e option, which could work against him making the club.

“That’s their decision,” he said. “I can’t control that.”

Ji-Man Choi continued his banner camp (.435 BA, 1.433 OPS) with a grand slam, and 2017 first-round pick Keston Hiura also carried on with his strong spring (.417, 1.023) with his first home run.

Weather: Mostly sunny, 76 degrees.

Cactus juice: The Brewers’ clubhouse was still buzzing Monday morning about the odd triple play that Travis Shaw hit into the previous day against Cleveland. He hit a basesloade­d infield pop near third base that Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez shorthoppe­d, tagging Steven Vogt retreating to the bag, then tagging the bag and throwing to second for three outs.

“I don’t know what I was supposed to do there,” third base coach Ed Sedar quipped. “They could have got five outs on that play.”

How strange was the play? There hasn’t been a 5-5-4 triple play in the majors during the regular season since 1927.

Scoreboard: Brewers 7, Dodgers 6. Record: 11-6-1. Tuesday: Rangers at Brewers, 3:05 p.m. Milwaukee RHP Brandon Woodruff (0-0, 12.27) vs. Texas LHP Cole Hamels (0-1, 7.50). TV: FS Wisconsin.

Countdown: 16 days until the Brewers season opener on March 29 in San Diego.

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