Blue Jays Outlast Brewers in 10-Inning Slugfest

MILWAUKEE (Interstat) — The Toronto Blue Jays scored three runs in the 10th inning to outlast the Milwaukee Brewers 9-7 in a back-and-forth contest Tuesday night at American Family Field.

Toronto, which had 13 hits, rallied from a 3-0 deficit after Jake Bauers’ three-run homer in the fourth for Milwaukee. The Blue Jays tied it with single runs in the fifth, sixth and eighth, then took a 6-3 lead with three in the ninth. The Brewers answered with two in their half to force extras.

Myles Straw’s two-run double in the 10th proved decisive. Louis Varland earned the win in relief. The game took 3 hours, 21 minutes before a crowd of 25,143. Toronto improved to 7-9, while Milwaukee fell to .500 at 8-8.