Junior Guerra is a 31-year-old rookie who finally made his first major league start and earned his first major league victory in the process.
The Los Angeles Angels jumped out to a 4-0 lead, but the Brewers rallied behind two home runs from Chris Carter and Jonathan Lucroy’s first long ball of the season, pulling out a 5-4 victory.
Taylor Jungmann was sent down to Triple “A” Colorado Springs and Junior Guerra was called up to take his spot. Guerra worked six innings, allowing four runs on seven hits with a walk and three strikeouts.
Guerra’s only previous experience came last season, pitching three relief outings for the Chicago White Sox. [Read more…]