WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Interstat) — The Athletics scored three runs in the seventh inning to erase a three-run deficit and beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 on Wednesday night at Sutter Health Park.

Milwaukee jumped ahead early, scoring one run in each of the first three innings. Christian Yelich walked to lead off the game, moved to second on a groundout and scored on Andrew Vaughn’s single to right field. Gary Sánchez led off the second with a home run to left-center, his seventh of the season. Jackson Chourio made it 3-0 in the third with a solo homer to center, his sixth.

Brewers starter Brandon Sproat kept the Athletics off the scoreboard through five innings. He allowed four hits and one earned run over six innings, striking out three and walking one. Sproat retired the side in order in the first, worked around a double play in the second, induced another twin-killing in the third and faced the minimum through five.

The Athletics finally broke through in the sixth. Alika Williams led off with a home run to left, his first of the season, cutting the Brewers lead to 3-1. Sproat retired the next two batters before Tyler Soderstrom singled, but Shea Langeliers struck out to end the inning.

The decisive seventh inning began with Carlos Cortes leading off and homering to right-center, his sixth, pulling the Athletics within 3-2. Zack Gelof followed with a double to right. Lawrence Butler then hit a two-run homer to center, his fourth, giving the Athletics a 4-3 lead. Gelof scored on the play.

Milwaukee threatened in the eighth against the Athletics bullpen. Sal Frelick singled, and Luis Rengifo followed with a single deflected by reliever Hogan Harris. But William Contreras grounded into a double play, ending the inning.

The Brewers went down in order in the ninth against Athletics closer Elvis Alvarado. Christian Yelich struck out swinging, Chourio grounded out to third and Brice Turang struck out swinging to end the game.

Athletics starter Jack Perkins allowed three runs on five hits over four innings, striking out four and walking two. Scott Barlow (2-0) earned the win with two-thirds of an inning of scoreless relief, allowing one hit and striking out one. Alvarado picked up his first save with a perfect ninth, striking out two.

Chad Patrick (3-3) took the loss for Milwaukee, allowing two runs on two hits in one inning of relief. He entered in the seventh and allowed Cortes’ homer and Gelof’s double before being replaced by Trevor Megill, who surrendered Butler’s homer.

Milwaukee outhit the Athletics 11-9. Sánchez went 2 for 3 with a home run and an RBI. Chourio finished 2 for 5 with a homer and an RBI. Andrew Vaughn had two hits and an RBI. David Hamilton doubled and scored.

For the Athletics, Williams went 2 for 3 with a home run and an RBI. Butler had one hit in four at-bats, a two-run homer. Cortes homered and scored twice. Gelof doubled and scored. Nick Kurtz had one hit and walked.

Luis Medina pitched two scoreless innings of relief for the Athletics, allowing two hits and striking out two. Jack Perkins allowed three runs on five hits in four innings.

The game lasted 2 hours, 46 minutes in front of an announced crowd of 8,436.

With the win, the Athletics improved to 33-35, while the Brewers fell to 41-25. Milwaukee had won two of the previous three meetings in the series, including a 15-14, 12-inning victory Monday and a 7-5 loss Tuesday.

The Brewers will return home to face the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday. The Athletics will host the Colorado Rockies on Friday.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Milwaukee 6, Athletics 4. Interstat’s ELO system gave Milwaukee a 63.50 percent probability to win. The Brewers were installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of 7 went over the over/under line of 14.5.