Joe Boyle allowed five runs with eight strikeouts over five innings in a loss to the Brewers on Saturday.
Boyle tossed a clean first inning, then struggled in the second, giving up three runs on three hits and three walks. Jake Bauers later took him deep for a two-run homer in the fifth. Boyle’s day would be done after five at 104 pitches. He struck out eight. The 25-year-old right-hander will take a 6.54 ERA, 1.69 WHIP, and a 49/33 K/BB ratio across 42 2/3 innings into a start against the Rangers in Texas on Friday.