Brewers Break Open Tight Game With Six-Run Eighth to Defeat Rays
MILWAUKEE (Interstat) — The Milwaukee Brewers erupted for six runs in the eighth inning Wednesday afternoon to turn a tie game into an 8-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays at American Family Field.
The game was deadlocked at 2-2 after both teams homered in the third, with Yandy Díaz connecting for the Rays and Brice Turang answering for the Brewers. It remained tied until the decisive eighth, when Christian Yelich and Garrett Mitchell each delivered two-run hits to spark the rally.
Jacob Misiorowski earned top-star honors for Milwaukee, allowing two runs over six innings with seven strikeouts. Drew Rasmussen was strong in a no-decision for Tampa Bay, striking out eight in five innings. Aaron Ashby got the win in relief, while Griffin Jax took the loss.
The announced attendance was 21,949. The game took 2 hours, 48 minutes.