Brewers beat Rangers 5‑3 behind Drohan, early homers
MILWAUKEE (Interstat) — Shane Drohan pitched five strong innings and the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Texas Rangers 5-3 on Saturday at American Family Field.
Drohan allowed one earned run and six hits while striking out six to earn the win. Trevor Megill pitched a scoreless ninth for his 25th save. Cal Quantrill took the loss after giving up three earned runs over six innings.
Jackson Chourio and William Contreras homered in the first inning to stake Milwaukee to a 2-0 lead. Luis Lara drove in a run in the second, and Milwaukee added two in the seventh on Lara’s RBI single and Cooper Pratt’s sacrifice fly.
Brandon Nimmo hit a two-run homer in the eighth for Texas and finished 3 for 4 with two RBIs. Cody Freeman homered in the fifth. Contreras went 2 for 3 with an RBI. Texas had eight hits; Milwaukee had seven.
The Brewers improved to 86-52. The Rangers fell to 66-70. Attendance was 36,895, and the game lasted 2:36.