Brewers roll past Rangers behind Henderson’s strong start

MILWAUKEE (Interstat) — Logan Henderson pitched seven strong innings and William Contreras drove in three runs as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Texas Rangers 6-1 on Friday at American Family Field.

Henderson allowed one hit and one earned run with seven strikeouts to earn his ninth win. The Brewers jumped ahead with two runs in the first inning. Danny Jansen homered in the third to cut the lead to 2-1, but Milwaukee answered with a run in the sixth and another in the seventh, then added two in the eighth.

Milwaukee collected 14 hits, while Texas managed two. Christian Yelich went 3-for-5 with an RBI, and David Hamilton had two hits and drove in a run. Contreras singled in a run and added a sacrifice fly for his three RBIs. Cody Bradford took the loss, allowing three earned runs over 5 2/3 innings.

DL Hall struck out three in a scoreless inning of relief, and Aaron Ashby added two strikeouts in his inning. Jansen’s homer was his fifth.

The Brewers improved to 85-52; the Rangers fell to 66-69. Attendance was 41,620, and the game lasted 2:42.