The Milwaukee Brewers league leading 83rd win of the season did not come easy as for the second consecutive night they barely blew a six run lead against the Arizona Diamondbacks. On Monday, they managed to hold on to win 7-5 and on Tuesday, with several players down in the bullpen, they escaped with a 9-8 victory that ended off an Isaac Collins sacrifice fly.
A six run lead was nearly not enough…again
The Brewers came out swinging again on Tuesday, building on Monday’s momentum with another explosive third inning, plating five runs in that frame for the second night in a row to jump out to a six-run lead over the Diamondbacks. But just like the night before, Arizona mounted a comeback, eventually tying the game at 8-8.
Fortunately for Milwaukee, a balanced team effort in the ninth sealed the deal. William Contreras led off the inning with a single, followed by walks from Christian Yelich and Andrew Vaughn to load the bases with no outs. After Sal Frelick’s fly ball to center wasn’t deep enough to bring home the winning run, Isaac Collins delivered a deeper fly to right, allowing Brandon Lockridge to tag and score, clinching win No. 83 for the Brewers in walk-off fashion.
Isaac Collins seals the deal for the @Brewers! #Walkoff pic.twitter.com/Fs8pBFxdbP
— MLB (@MLB) August 27, 2025
Shelby Miller stepped up out of the Milwaukee Brewers bullpen
Brewers starter Jacob Misiorowski gave a solid effort, tossing five innings while allowing three earned runs and striking out 10. Tobias Myers took over in the sixth but surrendered three runs over 1.2 innings. Jared Koenig was then called upon to record the final out of the seventh and managed to get the first two outs of the eighth. However, he allowed two more runs to score before handing the ball off to Shelby Miller with two outs and two runners in scoring position.
Miller came up clutch, striking out Ketel Marte to escape the eighth-inning jam and then delivering a scoreless ninth to keep the Diamondbacks off the board and set the stage for the Brewers’ walk-off win. It was a gritty, high-leverage performance from the trade deadline acquisition, especially on a night when Trevor Megill, Abner Uribe, and Nick Mears were all unavailable, according to manager Pat Murphy.
The Brewers’ league-leading 83rd win was another reminder that victories haven’t come easy down the stretch. For the second straight night, a six-run cushion nearly slipped away against a relentless Diamondbacks lineup. Monday’s narrow 7-5 win was followed by Tuesday’s tense 9-8 escape, secured only after a depleted bullpen held on and Isaac Collins delivered in the clutch. While the path to victory has been anything but smooth, the Brewers continue to find ways to win, showing resilience that could prove crucial come October.
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