DENVER (Interstat) — Jake Bauers collected three hits and drove in three runs, and the Milwaukee Brewers scored four runs in both the ninth and 10th innings to outlast the Colorado Rockies 9-7 in 10 innings Friday night at Coors Field.

The Brewers improved to 38-23, while the Rockies fell to 24-40. Attendance was 31,349, and the game lasted 3 hours, 18 minutes.

Milwaukee trailed 3-1 through eight innings before erupting for four runs in the top of the ninth. Brice Turang led off with a single, then William Contreras reached on a fielder’s choice, with Turang advancing to third on a throwing error by pitcher Antonio Senzatela. Bauers followed with a sharp single to center, scoring Turang and sending pinch-runner Blake Perkins to second. After Garrett Mitchell struck out, Sal Frelick doubled to center, scoring Perkins and moving Bauers to third. Andrew Vaughn then singled to center, driving in Bauers and Frelick to give Milwaukee a 5-3 lead.

Colorado answered in the bottom of the ninth. Sterlin Thompson singled, and Kyle Karros singled to put runners on first and second. After Jake McCarthy struck out, Tyler Freeman singled to left, loading the bases. Chad Stevens walked to force in a run, cutting the lead to 5-4. Hunter Goodman then lifted a sacrifice fly to right, scoring Braxton Fulford to tie the game at 5. Troy Johnston flied out to end the threat.

In the top of the 10th, Milwaukee again scored four times. With Christian Yelich placed at second as the automatic runner, Jackson Chourio struck out, but Brice Turang walked. Gary Sánchez walked to load the bases. Bauers then doubled sharply to center, clearing the bases as Yelich, Turang and Sánchez all scored. Garrett Mitchell singled to left, scoring Bauers, and Sal Frelick added an RBI single to right, making it 9-5.

Colorado mounted a final rally in the bottom of the 10th. With Troy Johnston as the automatic runner, Willi Castro was hit by a pitch, and Ezequiel Tovar walked to load the bases. Sterlin Thompson singled to center, scoring Johnston and Castro, cutting the deficit to 9-7. Brett Sullivan then grounded into a double play, and Jake McCarthy struck out on a foul tip to end the game.

The most critical stretch came in the ninth and 10th innings, when the teams combined for 12 runs after mustering only four through the first eight. Milwaukee’s four-run ninth erased a two-run deficit, but Colorado’s two-run ninth forced extra innings. The Brewers then regained control with another four-run 10th, while the Rockies managed only two runs in their half.

Bauers went 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBIs, including the go-ahead double in the 10th. Frelick finished 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a walk. Vaughn, a pinch-hitter, drove in two runs with his single in the ninth. Mitchell had one hit and an RBI. Milwaukee’s top three hitters — Christian Yelich, Jackson Chourio and Brice Turang — combined to go 0-for-13 with six strikeouts, though Turang drew a key walk in the 10th and scored twice.

On the mound, Milwaukee’s bullpen held Colorado to two runs over the final two innings after starter Brandon Sproat allowed three runs in five innings. Craig Yoho pitched two scoreless innings, striking out three and allowing no hits. Brian Fitzpatrick tossed a scoreless eighth with one strikeout. Trevor Megill earned the win, his first against two losses, allowing two runs in the 10th before closing out the game.

For Colorado, Hunter Goodman homered in the third inning, his 16th of the season, and drove in two runs. Jake McCarthy had two hits, including a double, and scored once. Ezequiel Tovar doubled and scored. Sterlin Thompson collected three hits and drove in two runs. Starting pitcher Ryan Feltner allowed one run on two hits over five innings, striking out three and walking three. Juan Mejia took the loss, his fifth against one win, allowing four runs in the 10th.

The game began with Colorado taking a 1-0 lead in the first when Jake McCarthy doubled and scored on Tyler Freeman’s groundout. Milwaukee tied it in the second on a Luis Rengifo groundout that scored Bauers, who had doubled. Colorado regained the lead in the second on Edouard Julien’s RBI single, then Hunter Goodman’s solo homer in the third made it 3-1.

Both teams struggled to mount threats from the fourth through seventh innings. Milwaukee managed only one hit — Bauers’ double — from the second inning until the ninth. Colorado had runners in scoring position but could not add to its lead, leaving seven men on base through eight innings.

The Brewers’ defense turned two double plays, including a critical one in the fourth inning that ended a Rockies threat. In the 10th, the double play started by Brice Turang and Joey Ortiz helped Megill escape further damage.

Milwaukee outhit Colorado 8-11, but the Brewers were more efficient with runners in scoring position, going 6-for-15 compared to Colorado’s 4-for-14. The Rockies left nine runners on base, while Milwaukee stranded five.

The win snapped a two-game losing streak for the Brewers, who had dropped the first two games of their road trip after being swept in a four-game set against the San Francisco Giants earlier in the week. Colorado had won its previous two games against the Los Angeles Angels.

The two teams will meet again Saturday in the second game of the three-game series. Milwaukee then travels to for three games before returning home to host the Philadelphia Phillies. Colorado will host the Chicago Cubs after the series ends.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Milwaukee Brewers 6, Colorado Rockies 3. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Milwaukee with a 74.50 percent probability to win. Milwaukee had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of 16 went under the over/under line of 12.