Overview
- Perkins’ two-out, two-run single in the fourth inning Sunday produced Milwaukee’s first hit and keyed a 4-3 win that completed a three-game sweep of New York.
- The game was his first Mother’s Day since his mother, Carisa Sharrett, died of colon cancer last July, and he said he felt her presence on the field.
- The 29-year-old entered the day hitting .109 after missing the Opening Day roster, getting sent to Triple-A, and returning when injuries sidelined Jackson Chourio and then Brandon Lockridge.
- Milwaukee loaded the bases against Yankees left-hander Carlos Rodón on two walks and a hit-by-pitch before Perkins lined the go-ahead single past second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr.
- Brewers staff authenticated the baseball and set it in a display for Perkins, marking a keepsake from the club’s first three-game sweep of the Yankees since 1989.