MILWAUKEE (AP) — Christian Yelich hit a grand slam within the tenth inning for his first career-walk-off homer, giving the Milwaukee Brewers a 5-1 win over the Boston Purple Sox on Tuesday evening.
With Joey Ortiz on at second, Brice Turang lined a four-seam fastball off Liam Hendriks (0-2) for a base hit that moved Ortiz to 3rd. Jackson Chourio walked. One out later, Yelich drove a 1-1 pitch 400 ft over the wall in right-center.
Yelich had tied the sport within the ninth inning with an opposite-field double off nearer Aroldis Chapman and later scored on Sal Frelick’s base hit.
Rob Zastryzny (1-0) bought the ultimate two outs within the tenth for the win.
Ceddanne Rafaela snapped a 0-for-13 hunch with a ground-rule double that chased Milwaukee starter Aaron Civale within the sixth. Rafaela superior to 3rd on a floor out and scored on a wild pitch by Aaron Ashby.
It was wanting good for Boston till Chapman’s first blown save of the season.
Richard Fitts started the sport after simply being reinstated from the 15-day injured listing with proper pectoral pressure. Brennan Bernardino dealt with the fourth.
Greg Weissert pitched a 1-2-3 fifth and bought one out within the sixth earlier than Justin Wilson bought the ultimate two outs and two within the seventh. Justin Slaten completed the body and the eighth, too.
Marcelo Mayer had two of Boston’ seven hits.
Key second
Brewers Sal Frelick caught Trevor Story’s fly in shallow proper discipline and threw out Mayer, on with a double, at third to finish Boston’s fifth.
Key stat
The Purple Sox used seven pitchers.
Up subsequent
RHP Brayan Bello (2-1, 4.08 ERA) goes for the Purple Sox within the finale of the three-game collection. RHP Freddy Peralta (5-3, 2.55) begins for the Brewers.
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