Caleb Durbin’s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th inning capped a two-run rally and gave the Milwaukee Brewers a 6-5 comeback win over the visiting Boston Red Sox on Wednesday.
The Brewers, who got a home run from Jake Bauers, swept the three-game series, winning their second consecutive game in 10 innings and claiming their fourth straight overall.
It was the Red Sox’s fifth consecutive loss. Ceddanne Rafaela and Wilyer Abreu hit home runs for Boston.
Milwaukee tied the game 5-5 on a throwing error by second baseman Kristian Campbell on a fielder’s choice grounder by Isaac Collins. Campbell’s throw home was to the first base side, allowing designated runner Daz Cameron to score and left runners at second and third with none out.
David Hamilton’s fielder’s choice grounder had given the Red Sox a 5-4 lead in the top of the 10th.
Tyler Alexander (3-5) got the win and Justin Slaten (1-4) was the loser.
Abreu’s solo home run with two outs in the top of the seventh tied it 4-4. It came on a 3-2 pitch and sailed over the right-center field fence for his 13th homer.
Durbin’s double to the left-field corner with one out in the sixth brought in two runs and gave Milwaukee a 4-3 lead.
The Brewers pulled to within 3-2 on Jackson Chourio’s groundout to first base in the fifth inning.
Rafael Devers’ two-run single in the fourth gave Boston a 3-1 lead.
Bauers’ home run leading off the third tied the game 1-1. His drive down the right field line and into the stands was his fourth homer this season.
Rafaela gave the Red Sox a 1-0 lead with two outs in the second on a solo homer. He lofted the eighth pitch of the at-bat on a 3-2 count over the left-center field fence. It was Rafaela’s third home run.
In the bottom of the inning, the center fielder made a leaping catch at the wall on Collins’ drive that robbed Milwaukee of a run with a runner on second.
–Field Level Media
