Milwaukee kept finding one more answer at Camden Yards, turning a pair of late rallies into a 6-5, 10-inning win over Baltimore and moving another step toward a postseason bye.
Jackson Chourio supplied the early thunder with a three-run homer in the second inning, then added two stolen bases. He is now one steal away from reaching 20 homers and 20 steals for a third consecutive season.
Quick facts
- Milwaukee beat Baltimore 6-5 in 10 innings at Camden Yards.
- The Brewers improved to 96-58, one victory short of the franchise record established last season.
- Chourio hit a three-run home run and stole two bases.
- William Contreras and Christian Yelich drove in runs during the ninth-inning comeback.
- Sal Frelick delivered the go-ahead run in the 10th.
- Milwaukee needs three combined Brewers wins and Atlanta losses to lock up at least the National League’s No. 2 seed and a first-round bye.
The Brewers had to climb back twice. Pete Alonso erased Milwaukee’s early advantage with a three-run homer off Dustin May in the third, ending May’s shortened outing with the game back on level terms.
Then came the ninth, where Milwaukee got run-scoring hits from Contreras and Yelich to put itself in position to finish the job. Trevor Megill, however, suffered his first blown save since June 5, sending the game into extras.
Frelick made sure the Brewers did not leave Baltimore empty-handed. His 10th-inning hit put Milwaukee back in front, and the club held on for win No. 96.
Late-game work has become a familiar part of this Brewers season. They have won 14 games after being tied or behind through eight innings, a total tied for the third highest in the Majors.
The immediate prize is clear: three more results, in any mix of Milwaukee victories and Atlanta defeats, would secure a first-round bye. The larger chase remains open, too, with the Brewers pursuing the Dodgers for the National League’s best record and the Rays for the top mark in baseball, which would bring home-field advantage through the postseason.
