William Contreras Leads Brewers to 4‑3 Comeback Win Over Yankees

MILWAUKEE (Interstat) — The Milwaukee Brewers scored twice in the bottom of the 10th inning to rally past the New York Yankees 4-3 on Saturday night at American Family Field, snapping a one-game skid and handing the Yankees their second consecutive loss.

A crowd of 35,628 watched the game, which lasted 3 hours, 13 minutes. The Yankees fell to 26-14, while the Brewers improved to 21-16. Milwaukee’s Aaron Ashby (7-0) earned the win with two scoreless innings of relief, allowing one hit and striking out three. Yankees reliever Fernando Cruz (3-1) took the loss after surrendering two runs in the 10th.

The Yankees struck first in the top of the first inning when first baseman Paul Goldschmidt launched a solo home run to left-center field, his third of the season, giving New York a 1-0 lead. Goldschmidt was a central figure all night, finishing 3-for-5 with two RBIs.

New York added to its lead in the fourth inning. Amed Rosario led off with a double, Jazz Chisholm Jr. bunted for a single, and Jose Caballero walked to load the bases. After two outs, Goldschmidt lined a single to third base, scoring Rosario and making it 2-0. The Yankees threatened again in the fifth but stranded a runner.

Yankees starter Cam Schlittler was sharp through six innings, allowing only two hits and no runs while striking out six. He retired 12 of the first 13 batters he faced and faced minimal trouble until the Brewers finally broke through in the seventh.

Milwaukee’s first run came on a solo home run by Jake Bauers, his sixth of the year, a drive to right-center field that cut the lead to 2-1. The Brewers then tied the game in the eighth. Brice Turang singled with one out, and William Contreras followed with a run-scoring single to left, knotting the score at 2-2.

Both bullpens held the line in the ninth. Yankees reliever David Bednar pitched a scoreless inning with one strikeout, and Brewers left-hander DL Hall worked a perfect ninth with a strikeout, sending the game to extra innings.

In the top of the 10th, the Yankees regained the lead. With the automatic runner on second, Ben Rice struck out. Ashby then intentionally walked Aaron Judge. After Cody Bellinger lined out, Ryan McMahon singled to center, driving in pinch-runner Max Schuemann. Judge was thrown out at third trying to advance on the play, but the Yankees took a 3-2 lead.

The Brewers answered immediately in the bottom half. With Garrett Mitchell as the automatic runner, Luis Rengifo walked. Gary Sanchez flied out. Jackson Chourio then singled to shortstop, scoring Mitchell and moving Rengifo to second. Brice Turang reached on a fielder’s choice that loaded the bases. Contreras then lifted a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring Rengifo and giving Milwaukee a 4-3 walk-off victory.

Contreras finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs, including the game-winning sacrifice. Chourio also had two hits and an RBI. For the Brewers, reliever Chad Patrick was a key contributor, tossing three scoreless innings with two hits allowed and five strikeouts. Patrick had struggled in his previous outing against St. Louis on May 4, but rebounded with a dominant performance.

Yankees reliever Tim Hill appeared briefly in the 10th, recording one out without allowing a hit. Brent Headrick took the loss after allowing the tying and winning runs in the 10th, giving up one hit and one earned run in 1 1/3 innings.

The Yankees had beaten the Brewers in the first two games of the series but dropped the opener Friday night 6-0. New York had won eight of its previous nine games before the loss. Milwaukee had lost three of four before Saturday’s comeback.

Both teams continue the four-game series Sunday. The Yankees then travel to Baltimore for a three-game set starting Monday, while the Brewers host San Diego on Tuesday.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of New York Yankees 7, Milwaukee Brewers 5. Interstat’s ELO system gave the Yankees a 50.30 percent probability to win. New York was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total of seven runs went over the over-under line of 7.5.