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04/16 15:14 CDT Brewers capitalize on three straight bunts to score go-ahead
run in 2-1 win over Blue Jays
Brewers capitalize on three straight bunts to score go-ahead run in 2-1 win
over Blue Jays
By STEVE MEGARGEE
AP Sports Writer
MILWAUKEE (AP) --- Garrett Mitchell scored the go-ahead run as the Milwaukee
Brewers bunted three straight times in the seventh inning to break a tie and
beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 on Thursday afternoon.
Aaron Ashby (5-0) faced only two batters and got the final out in the seventh
to take over the major league lead in wins.
Toronto stranded the potential tying run at third when Kazuma Okamoto grounded
out against Angel Zerpa, who earned his second save. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had
hit a leadoff single and reached third on a pair of grounders to the right side.
Milwaukee snapped a six-game skid Wednesday by scoring twice in the eighth
inning while hitting just one ball out of the infield. The Brewers didn't hit
any balls out of the infield during their seventh-inning rally Thursday.
Mitchell drew a leadoff walk from Tommy Nance (0-1) and Greg Jones bunted him
over to second. David Hamilton beat out a bunt hit to put runners on the
corners. Joey Ortiz delivered a safety squeeze that brought home Mitchell.
Toronto also scored on a safety squeeze.
Andrs Gimnez hit a leadoff double, reached third on Ernie Clement's single
and came home on Tyler Heineman's bunt in the third inning.
The Brewers tied it in the fourth. Brice Turang led off with a double, moved to
third on William Contreras' single and slid home safely on Luis Rengifo's
sacrifice fly to left.
Milwaukee starter Brandon Sproat struck out six and gave up one run, one walk
and four hits in a career-high 6 2/3 innings.
Trevor Megill retired the side in the order with two strikeouts in the eighth
inning before Zerpa worked the ninth. Megill, a 2025 All-Star, was pitching two
days after allowing three runs in the ninth inning of a 9-7, 10-inning loss to
Toronto.
Up next
Blue Jays: Head to Arizona for a three-game series. Eric Lauer (1-2, 7.82 ERA)
starts for Toronto and Michael Soroka (3-0, 2.87) pitches for Arizona on Friday.
Brewers: Go to Miami for a three-game series. The Brewers haven't named a
starting pitcher for Friday. Janson Junk (0-2, 4.32) will start for Miami.
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