ATLANTA (AP) — ase for Milwaukee http://www.brewersfanproshop.com/authentic-orlando-arcia-jersey , Brian Snitker felt like his Braves were always behind.Way behind.Instead, Atlanta stayed close despite being outhit 19-9 and took advantage of Ozzie Albies’ tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning to beat the Brewers 8-7 on Sunday.“I’m so proud of the way the guys fought today,” said Snitker, the Braves’ manager. “At one point of the game I felt like we were about eight runs down. There’s a lot of grit in these guys, a lot of fight. They’re tough.”Albies’ homer was one of three hit by Atlanta. Ronald Acuna Jr. and Dansby Swanson added two-run shots for the Braves, who took two of three in a matchup of playoff contenders.The Brewers had two or more hits in each of the first seven innings.“It was tough when they keep getting hits but we have to keep fighting through it and that’s what we did today,” Albies said. “We never give up.”Jesus Aguilar drove in four runs with three hits, including a three-run homer , for Milwaukee. The Brewers left 13 runners on base to only four for the Braves.“It was a crazy game,” Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. “When you strand 13, you always think you’ve left runs out there.”The Brewers’ inability to deliver with runners on base reached a peak in the seventh. Facing Jonny Venters (2-1), Ryan Braun hit into a bases-loaded double play to end the inning.Albies gave Atlanta the lead by lining his 21st homer over the left-field wall on a slider from Dan Jennings (4-4) to lead off the seventh.Milwaukee also left the bases loaded in the fourth.A.J. Minter pitched the ninth for his 10th save in 11 chances. Eric Kratz hit a one-out single before Lorenzo Cain, who had four hits, flied out. After Kratz moved to second on a wild pitch, Minter struck out Christian Yelich to end the game.After allowing only one earned run in three straight starts, Sean Newcomb lasted only four innings, giving up five runs on 12 hits and two walks. The left-hander was tagged for a combined 10 runs on 17 hits in 7 2/3 innings in two starts against the Brewers this season.Brewers starter Chase Anderson also was pulled after four innings, giving up four runs on five hits and two walks.TRAINER’S ROOMBrewers: RHP Kyle Davies (right shoulder) will join the Brewers in Chicago Domingo Santana Jersey , but will make at least one more minor league rehab start after permitting four runs in five innings for Double-A Biloxi at Tennessee on Saturday. … RHP Taylor Williams (right elbow) had what Counsell called a “positive” bullpen session and could come off the 10-day DL without a minor league rehab. … C Manny Pina left the game one inning after being hit by Freddie Freeman’s foul tip in the fifth.Braves: LHP Sam Freeman (left shoulder inflammation) reported to Class A Rome. Freeman had a 5.45 ERA in 49 games when he was placed on the 10-day DL on July 30.CHASING A RARE HITAnderson, who took a .088 batting average into the game, enjoyed a rare hitting highlight. He slapped a 0-2 pitch from Newcomb up the middle for a two-run single in the second. He also drove in two runs against the Cubs on Sept. 9, 2017.HOT AND HUMIDThe temperature for the first pitch was 86, and each starter struggled with humid conditions. Snitker noticed Newcomb frequently grabbing handfuls of dirt on the mound. Anderson had similar problems.“I couldn’t get my hand dry the first couple of innings,” Anderson said. “I couldn’t figure that out.”UP NEXTBrewers: Following an off day on Monday, RHP Jhoulys Chacin (11-4, 3.91) will start when Milwaukee opens a two-game series at the Cubs on Tuesday. Chacin struck out while pinch-hitting for Anderson in the fifth.Braves: RHP Touki Toussaint is expected to be recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett to make his major league debut in the first game of Monday’s split doubleheader against Miami. Toussaint, 22, joins Mike Soroka and Kolby Allard as first-time starters for Atlanta this season. RHP Mike Foltynewicz will start the night game. Detroit needs an established player to fill out the infield"With the free agency exit of shortstop Jose Iglesias, the Tigers find themselves in need of a middle infielder, and have no readily available options on the farm. With young players like Niko Goodrum and Jeimer Candelario manning the infield currently, it would make a lot of sense for the Tigers to target a veteran free agent who has established himself in the position. While keeping Iglesias would have made the most sense, the club has parted ways with him, clearly hoping to find an alternative on the open market. Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Jordy Mercer might be exactly what they’re hoping for.Mercer, now 32 years old, has spent the entire seven-year duration of his professional career in Pittsburgh. In that time he has a .256/.316/.383 career average, and last season hit for .251/.315/.381 Eric Sogard Jersey , so right on par for his average. He did hit a mere 6 home runs and 39 RBIs, but also only appeared in 117 games for the club. He missed some time due to a left calf strain last season, as well as to minor finger injuries earlier in the year, but neither were major problems. Mercer is not a defensive or offensive upgrade from Iglesias, but the numbers aren’t far off in a lot of categories. In 2018, Mercer had a wRC+ of 85, compared to Iglesias’s 90. Mercer had a 1.0 WAR, Iglesias has a 2.5, and both project to be lower in 2019. In defensive terms, Mercer is a step down for sure, with a -9 DRS to Iglesias’s +1 in 2018, but he isn’t a particular liability, even with that negative number.Plate discipline is another interesting point of difference between the two. Iglesias rarely walked, collecting a mere 4.1% walk rate in 2018, but he also rarely struck out, with a 10.1% K%. This was pretty par for the course throughout Iglesias’s career. Mercer, on the other hand, has a 7.3% walk rate http://www.brewersfanproshop.com/authentic-orlando-arcia-jersey , and a whopping 20% strikeout rate—double that of Iglesias.It’s interesting to note that Mercer, who has been a groundball-heavy hitter for the bulk of his career, saw a near 10% drop in his GB numbers this past season, coming in at 38.4% compared to his typical 45%+ (he regularly averaged almost 50% groundballs each season). His line drive numbers saw the biggest increase in this change, jumping up to 27.4 from around a 20% average previously. He also saw an increase in pull hits last season, all of which suggests he has done something different in his plate approach. While it has yet to yield much on field success in the numbers, it’s still interesting to see Mercer developing something new in the latter stage of his career, and it would be intriguing to see what exposure to a new hitting coach could do with him.Iglesias, too, saw a shift in his hitting results this past season, away from the groundball and towards a pretty sizable uptick in his flyball numbers, up from about a 25% average to 33.5% in 2018, a career high. His groundball numbers saw an almost 10% drop. All this to say that with the exit of Iglesias, and the Tigers in need of a quality shortstop replacement, Jordy Mercer seems to be the kind of candidate who could easily be slotted into the Tigers infield without rocking the boat too much. Cost might be the only problem. Not because he’s going to be expensive, but because there are rumors circulating that the Pirates may look to re-sign him, as they understand how sparse the shortstop free agent market is. The Tigers might need to pay more than they’d like to secure the veteran infielder if there is even a small amount of competition for him.