Last night, the Milwaukee Brewers were all set to start their three-game series at home against the Seattle Mariners. In their last series, the Brewers split their two-game series with the Minnesota Twins, however before their first loss of the season, Milwaukee started out 4-0 which is the first time ever in franchise history that’s been accomplished. Seattle drove in two runs at the top of the ninth inning to tie this game at 5, but the Mariners would give up four walks in a row, which allowed the Brewers to take a bottom of the ninth 6-5 win in the first game of the series.
Milwaukee Brewers Captivating 9th Inning 6-5 Win Over the Mariners
Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert recorded his 500th career strikeout against Christian Yelich during the bottom of the first inning. At the bottom of the second, Brewers shortstop Willy Adames hit a solo shot to right field to bring the first run of the game onto the scoreboard. Four batters later, third baseman Joey Ortiz ripped an RBI double that bounced off the right field wall, giving Milwaukee a 2-0 lead.
A few innings later during the bottom of the fourth inning, Milwaukee Brewers designated hitter Oliver Dunn smashed his first career home run over to right field. This solo shot now gave the Brewers a 3-0 lead. Dunn’s first home run in his career went the distance for 413 feet.
Going into the top of the sixth, first, Brewers starter Freddy Peralta gave up an RBI single to Mariners right fielder Mitch Haniger. Then, Seattle’s designated hitter Mitch Garver made this a one-run game at the top of the by hitting a sacrifice fly into center field. The next batter catcher Cal Raleigh hit a solid RBI single over Brewers right fielder Jackson Chourio’s head. This game was now tied at three, but it wouldn’t be like that for long.
During the bottom of the sixth, Milwaukee Brewers left fielder Christian Yelich blasted a solo shot into right field to give his team the lead once again. A few innings later in the bottom of the eighth inning, Oliver Dunn got his second RBI of the day, as he hit a single that bounced off of Mariners shortstop J. P. Crawford’s glove and winded into center field.
At the top of the ninth, Seattle Mariners pinch-hitting third baseman Luis Urías hit an automatic RBI double into center field. Mariners young star Julio Rodríguez tied the game up by bringing in a run off of a groundout. With the game tied once again, it was up to the Brewers who had last licks to save the day. However, Mariners reliever Andrés Muñoz gave up four walks in a row, allowing Brewers catcher William Contreras to win the game for his team after he took a walk with the bases loaded. Milwaukee won the game 6-5 and is off to a great start for the 2024 regular season now with a 5-1 record.
Brewers starting pitcher Freddy Peralta pitched five and two third innings allowing three runs off of four hits, and a walk while striking out seven Mariner batters. Seattle’s starter Logan Gilbert also pitched five and two third innings but allowed four runs on five hits, and a walk while striking out seven Brewers. While many Brewers played extremely well, it was Oliver Dunn who brought in two runs across for his team in this decisive win.
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