Overview
- Milwaukee opened the three-game set Tuesday in Milwaukee with a 13-2 win that put the Brewers up 1-0 in the series.
- Sal Frelick led off the second inning with a solo homer to right-center, ending a seven-game home run drought during a stretch without Christian Yelich, Jackson Chourio, and Andrew Vaughn.
- Starter Chad Patrick gave up two runs over five innings after a brief second-inning vision scare that he said lasted about 15 to 20 seconds.
- The game flipped in the sixth when the Brewers stacked seven singles, a walk, and a catcher’s interference call to plate eight runs off reliever Andrew Hoffmann.
- Merrill Kelly walked five and allowed five runs in five innings, Ildemaro Vargas extended his season hit streak to 21 games (24 including late 2025), and Wednesday’s matchup features Eduardo Rodríguez against Brandon Sproat.