HOUSTON (Interstat) — Brice Turang’s tie-breaking sacrifice fly in the 10th inning lifted the Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-4 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday night at Daikin Park.

Automatic runner Christian Yelich started the 10th on second base under the extra-inning rule and moved to third when Jackson Chourio flied out to center field. Turang’s fly ball to right field off Alimber Santa was deep enough to allow Yelich to slide home safely, giving Milwaukee the lead. Trevor Megill struck out two in the bottom of the 10th for his seventh save, sealing the win in front of 29,978 fans.

The game took 2 hours, 54 minutes and featured a back-and-forth battle that extended beyond regulation. Milwaukee won its fourth straight game and improved to 34-20, while Houston fell to 26-33.

Early scoring came from the long ball. Milwaukee struck first in the third inning when David Hamilton led off with a home run to left field, his first of the season, putting the Brewers ahead 1-0. The Astros had already grabbed the lead in the second inning when Cam Smith smashed a solo homer to left-center field, his sixth of the year, to make it 1-0 Houston. Smith’s drive came after the Astros had turned a double play in the first inning and stranded a runner.

Houston extended its advantage in the fourth inning. Yordan Alvarez walked, moved to third on a fielder’s choice and scored when Smith doubled sharply to right field. Christian Walker, who had reached on the fielder’s choice, also scored on a double by Jake Meyers. Braden Shewmake then scored on a sacrifice fly by Nick Allen, giving Houston a 4-1 lead. The rally featured a throwing error by Milwaukee third baseman Luis Rengifo that allowed Alvarez to advance.

Milwaukee answered in the fifth. After Christian Yelich walked, Jackson Chourio launched his second home run of the season to center field, tying the game at 4-4. Chourio’s two-run blast scored Yelich and chased Houston starter Kai-Wei Teng after five innings. Teng allowed three earned runs on three hits while striking out seven.

The game remained deadlocked through the middle innings. Milwaukee’s bullpen held Houston scoreless from the fifth through the ninth. DL Hall worked two scoreless innings with three strikeouts. Aaron Ashby pitched a scoreless seventh with two strikeouts. Grant Anderson worked a clean eighth. Abner Uribe, who earned the win, pitched a scoreless ninth despite allowing a single and an intentional walk.

Houston had a chance to walk off in the ninth. Jeremy Peña reached on a throwing error by shortstop Joey Ortiz. Jake Meyers singled, and Nick Allen sacrificed both runners into scoring position. Uribe intentionally walked Christian Vázquez to load the bases with one out, but Brice Matthews struck out and Isaac Paredes popped out to second base, ending the threat.

In the top of the 10th, Milwaukee capitalized on the automatic runner. Yelich moved to third on Chourio’s fly out, and Turang’s sacrifice fly to right was just enough to put Milwaukee ahead. Megill then closed out the Astros in the bottom half, striking out Yordan Alvarez and Cam Smith and getting Christian Walker to fly out.

Houston starting pitcher Kai-Wei Teng went five innings, allowing three runs on three hits with seven strikeouts. Alimber Santa (0-1) took the loss, surrendering the go-ahead run in the 10th. For Milwaukee, Abner Uribe (3-2) got the win with one inning of one-hit relief. Trevor Megill recorded his seventh save.

Key offensive performances included Jackson Chourio, who went 1 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs; David Hamilton, who went 1 for 4 with a solo home run; and Cam Smith, who went 2 for 4 with a home run, a double and two RBIs for Houston. Brice Turang drove in the decisive run with his sacrifice fly.

Milwaukee pitchers combined for 13 strikes, 71 balls and 13 balls in play. Houston pitchers combined for 17 strikes, 57 balls and 17 balls in play. The Astros grounded into two double plays.

The Brewers opened the series having swept the St. Louis Cardinals in three games at home before arriving in Houston. The Astros entered after a 5-1 win at Texas the previous day.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Milwaukee 7, Houston 6. Interstat’s ELO system gave Milwaukee a 60.10 percent probability to win. Milwaukee was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of 9 went under the over/under line of 8.5.