The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1, scoring the go-ahead run in the seventh inning with three consecutive bunts. Garrett Mitchell's walk and subsequent scoring play secured the win, ending the Brewers' six-game losing streak.
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. Andrés Giménez 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. led off with a double, moved to third on ' single and slid home safely on ’s sacrifice fly to left. Milwaukee starter struck out six and gave up one run, one walk and four hits in a career-high 6 2/3 innings. 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 .
The Brewers scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning by executing three straight bunts, culminating in a safety squeeze that brought home Garrett Mitchell.
Aaron Ashby earned the win for the Brewers, improving his record to 5-0 after facing only two batters in the seventh inning.
The victory marked the Brewers' first win after a six-game losing streak, showcasing their ability to capitalize on small ball tactics.
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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. \\\_ AP MLB: