Brewers send Brandon Sproat to minors after his ninth-inning struggles in win over Cubs
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What happened
The Milwaukee Brewers sent pitcher Brandon Sproat back to Triple-A Nashville after he allowed four runs in the ninth inning of an 8-6 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Sproat pitched a scoreless eighth inning and went back out for the ninth with the Brewers leading 8-1 on Wednesday. Sproat walked four of the five batters he faced in the ninth and had a throwing error and a wild pitch during that stretch.
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