Brewers outlast Rockies in 10-inning thriller

DENVER (Interstat) — Jake Bauers drove in three runs with three hits, including a go-ahead double in the 10th inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Colorado Rockies 9-7 on Friday night at Coors Field.

The Brewers improved to 38-23, while the Rockies fell to 24-40. Trevor Megill earned the win, moving to 1-2, and Juan Mejia took the loss, dropping to 1-5.

Trailing 3-2 entering the ninth, Milwaukee erupted for four runs. Bauers singled home Brice Turang, Sal Frelick doubled in two more and Andrew Vaughn added a two-run single. Colorado answered with two runs in the bottom half on a walk and a sacrifice fly by Hunter Goodman.

In the 10th, Bauers doubled in Christian Yelich and Turang, and Garrett Mitchell and Frelick added RBI singles. The Rockies scored twice in the bottom of the 10th on Sterlin Thompson’s two-run single.

Ryan Feltner starred for Colorado with six innings of one-run ball, striking out four. Frelick finished 2 for 3 with two RBIs. Hunter Goodman homered and drove in two for the Rockies.

The game lasted 3 hours, 18 minutes before a crowd of 31,349.