Brewers rally past Marlins with Contreras’ 3-run homer
MILWAUKEE (Interstat) — William Contreras hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Milwaukee Brewers to a 3-1 victory over the Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon at American Family Field.
Contreras’ blast to center field scored Jackson Chourio and Brice Turang, erasing a 1-0 deficit and handing Miami its third straight loss in the series.
Miami took the lead in the third inning when Esteury Ruiz homered off Brewers starter Robert Gasser. Gasser allowed three hits and one run over five innings, striking out five.
Marlins starter Eury Pérez was sharp, tossing six innings of one-hit ball with nine strikeouts and no earned runs. But the Miami bullpen could not hold the lead.
Grant Anderson pitched a scoreless ninth inning to earn the win, improving to 3-3. Pete Fairbanks took the loss, falling to 3-4.
Milwaukee outhit Miami 4-6, but the Brewers capitalized with the one big swing. The Brewers improved to 62-37, while the Marlins fell to 52-48. Attendance was 36,451 with a game time of 2:49.