Milwaukee Brewers at Baltimore Orioles

Pat Murphy and his pitching gurus met for more than an hour Saturday afternoon to strategize how to make the most of the week-plus that remains of the regular season.  Among the topics on the table: Why don’t Dustin May's recent results match his high-quality stuff? Can anything else be done to reel Kyle Harrison back into contention for the postseason roster? Which of the team’s young starters can contribute in October relief? And more. Even though the regular season is coming to an end, there remains much work to do.  “We’re throwing things out there, checking on things, trying to find solutions for little nuances,” Murphy said.  Here’s one pitcher who doesn’t need solving at the moment: Left-hander Robert Gasser, who threw a career-high 107 pitches while keeping a righty-heavy Orioles lineup at bay for seven scoreless innings of a 1-0 Brewers win at Camden Yards. The Brewers (97-58) matched their franchise record for victories with seven games to go, while creeping within any combination of two more victories or Braves losses of securing a first-round bye after Atlanta (91-64) defeated Houston, 6-3, Saturday evening. It was exactly what the Brewers needed, both because the bullpen had covered 7 2/3 innings the night before, and because Orioles starter Trevor Rogers was just as stingy over eight innings. The only run of the game scored in the second inning after Baltimore right fielder Rece Hinds lost a Joey Ortiz fly ball in the sun. Ortiz’s routine fly turned into a triple, and he scored on Gary Sánchez’s groundout to give Gasser and relievers Abner Uribe and Aaron Ashby the only runs they’d require. “I knew the bullpen needed some help,” Gasser said. “It’s not at the forefront of my mind, but at the end of the day, it’s, ‘Let’s get outs one pitch at a time.’ I’m glad it worked out that way.”