Ben Brown Working to Keep Wheels from Falling Off

AP Photo/Nam Y. HuhBen Brown may be a tireless worker, but he still needs to find ways to keep the wheels from falling off during his starts. In his recent outing against the Phillies, he got through three scoreless innings with five strikeouts before allowing the first five batters to reach in a disastrous frame that saw him give up six earned runs on nine total hits. He only walked one, but four of the hits he surrendered came with two strikes.

That theme carried over into his next start in Milwaukee, where three of the four hits he surrendered came in two-strike counts. Wednesday’s loss to the Giants saw Brown rack up nine punchies in five innings, but five of his six hits allowed again…