MILWAUKEE (Interstat) — A pivotal overturned call in the fifth inning unlocked a three-run rally for the Milwaukee Brewers, who erased an early deficit and rode a strong start from Brandon Woodruff to a 6-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night at American Family Field.

A crowd of 20,010 watched the Brewers improve to 4-1, while the Rays fell to 2-3.

The game’s complexion changed dramatically in the bottom of the fifth. The Rays, who had staked starter Shane McClanahan to a 2-0 lead on solo homers by Jonathan Aranda in the first inning and Nick Fortes in the top of the fifth, were three outs from turning the game over to their bullpen with McClanahan still effective.

With two outs and the bases loaded on a walk to Gary Sánchez, a single by Brandon Lockridge and another walk to Joey Ortiz, Brice Turang lined a single to right field. All three runners scored, but the initial call on the field was that Ortiz was out at the plate on a throw from right fielder Jake Fraley. Brewers manager Pat Murphy challenged the tag play, and after review, the call was overturned, awarding Milwaukee all three runs and a 3-2 lead. Turang was credited with a single and three RBIs.

That sequence marked the most important part of the game, swinging momentum permanently to the home side. It also ended McClanahan’s night. The left-hander was charged with two earned runs on two hits over 4 2/3 innings, walking three and striking out four. He took the loss, falling to 0-1.

Woodruff, meanwhile, earned the win to move to 1-0. He worked five innings, allowing two earned runs on four hits, walking one and striking out six. He surrendered both Tampa Bay homers but otherwise kept the Rays in check.

Milwaukee extended its lead in the sixth. Sánchez led off with a solo home run to center field, his second of the year, making it 4-2. Later in the inning, Jake Bauers singled and scored on a double by Lockridge to push the advantage to 5-2.

Bauers added a solo homer of his own in the eighth inning, his second, for the final 6-2 margin.

The Brewers’ bullpen sealed the victory with four scoreless innings. Abner Uribe, Grant Anderson, Jared Koenig and Angel Zerpa combined to allow just three hits and one walk while striking out two. The Rays threatened in the eighth, putting runners on the corners with two outs, but Koenig induced an inning-ending flyout.

Tampa Bay’s offense was limited to seven hits, with the two solo shots accounting for their only runs. Fortes and Chandler Simpson, who tripled in the seventh, each had two of the Rays’ seven hits. Milwaukee also finished with seven hits, with Lockridge going 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored.

The game, which lasted 2 hours and 33 minutes, saw both pitching staffs issue a combined 13 walks. Tampa Bay pitchers threw 41 balls and 9 strikes in play, while Milwaukee’s staff threw 50 balls and 10 strikes in play.

The result flipped the script from Monday’s series opener, which the Rays won 3-2. The teams will conclude the three-game set on Wednesday.

Tampa Bay will travel to Minnesota for a three-game series starting Friday, while Milwaukee will host the Rays on Wednesday before heading to Kansas City for a weekend series beginning Friday.

Pregame projections from Interstat had forecast a 5-3 Brewers win, giving Milwaukee a 63.9% probability of victory. The final combined score of eight runs went under the posted over/under line of 7.5.