Christian Yelich smacked a grand slam, Jake Bauers added a two-run shot to an eight-run sixth inning and the visiting Milwaukee Brewers erupted for an 11-3 win over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.
Jose Quintana (3-0) threw his third consecutive gem, limiting the Giants to one run in six innings, as the Brewers snapped a three-game road losing streak.
Seeking to draw even after a 5-2 loss to open a four-game series Monday, the Brewers used a three-run third inning to build an early lead before erupting in the sixth against Giants starter Jordan Hicks (1-3) and two relievers.
After errors by Willy Adames and Patrick Bailey produced the inning’s first run, Brice Turang made it 5-1 with a one-out single against Giants reliever Lou Trivino.
Jackson Chourio was hit by a pitch to load the bases, before Yelich launched his fifth career grand slam to center field, breaking the game open at 9-1. The homer was Yelich’s fifth of the season, the slam his first since April of 2022.
Bauers’ second homer of the year came three batters later, following a Sal Frelick walk, to make it an eight-run inning.
Hicks was charged with six runs (five earned) on eight hits in five-plus innings. He walked three and struck out five.
William Contreras had a two-run single off Hicks in Milwaukee’s three-run third inning that opened the scoring.
Quintana pitched the bottom of the sixth and then called it a night. He walked two and struck out three, running his three-game totals to two runs allowed in 18 2/3 innings.
Bauers finished with three hits and Turang went 4-for-4 with a walk for Milwaukee. Yelich and Caleb Durbin collected two hits apiece, while Chourio joined Bauers and Yelich with two runs apiece.
The double-digit output was the Brewers’ third of the young season. They outhit the Giants 13-11.
Wilmer Flores had three hits, Heliot Ramos two and David Villar scored twice for the Giants, who have alternated wins and losses in their last five games.
–Field Level Media
