Overview
- The Brewers and Royals split a Saturday doubleheader at Kauffman Stadium, with Milwaukee winning the opener 5-2 and Kansas City taking the nightcap 8-2.
- Garrett Mitchell drove in all five Brewers runs in Game 1 with a two-run double and a three-run homer, finishing the day with six RBIs and three extra-base hits.
- Chad Patrick delivered five scoreless innings to take the Game 1 win, while Royals right-hander Luinder Avila allowed five runs in his first major-league start and Trevor Megill closed it out.
- Salvador Perez hit a go-ahead solo homer that began a six-run sixth in Game 2, and relievers Nick Mears and Eli Morgan finished the job as Kansas City’s bullpen posted 10 scoreless innings across the doubleheader.
- Milwaukee used 27th-man Logan Henderson as an opener to manage his pitch count before Brandon Sproat took the Game 2 loss, and Sal Frelick exited with left side tightness as the series moves to Sunday’s finale.