Britton cruised through the fourth and fifth innings, but fell apart in the sixth. He walked a couple of the first three batters he faced (he struck out your other one), who then gone to live in second and third over a ground out by Thome. With two down,Britton cruised through the fourth and fifth innings, but fell apart in the sixth. He walked a couple of the first three batters he faced (he struck out your other one), who then gone to live in second and third over a ground out by Thome.
Clemente black Jersey|Clemente Jersey|Pittsburgh Pirates #21 jerseyBritton attended a full count to Danny Valencia before he hit a high chopping ball with the center from the infield, scoring both runs. The prompted a call from the Mark Connor, and Britton just looked exhausted around the mound. We found out after the sixth inning that Britton has been fighting flu-like symptoms, along with his post game press conference Buck Showalter asserted he was pretty wheezy when Connor sought out there. At any rate, Britton got Luke Hughes heading to a grounder to third base, ending the inning with a two-run lead.