Brewers come back but can’t hold on in 5-4 loss to Tigers

Q: What was the final score of the Brewers vs Tigers game on April 23, 2026?

The final score was 5-4 in favor of the Detroit Tigers.

Q: Who hit the winning home run for the Tigers against the Brewers?

Spencer Torkelson hit the winning home run for the Tigers.

Q: How did the Brewers perform against the Tigers' pitcher Tarik Skubal?

The Brewers struggled early but managed to tie the game later, with Skubal allowing four hits and three runs over six innings.

Q: What upcoming game do the Brewers have after losing to the Tigers?

The Brewers will face the Pittsburgh Pirates in a three-game series starting tomorrow.

DETROIT, MI - APRIL 23: Abner Uribe #45 of the Milwaukee Brewers walks off the field after giving up the winning home run to Spencer Torkelson of the Detroit Tigers in the ninth inning at Comerica Park on April 23, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Brewers nearly won a pitching duel between Tarik Skubal and Brandon Sproat, but the bullpen couldn’t hold the lead. Milwaukee is now two games over .500 after dropping the final two games against Detroit. Rookie standout Kevin McGonigle led off the bottom of the first with a double against Brewers starter Brandon Sproat. Sproat got the next two batters to ground out, but his first pitch to Tigers cleanup hitter Riley Greene was a slow curveball that Greene crushed for a two-run homer. Not an ideal start for a team facing Skubal. Skubal, one of the best pitchers in the game, did what he was expected to do against a top-heavy Brewers lineup. Through six innings, he’d allowed just four hits — two of them bunts — and one run. Skubal didn’t give up a single hit his first time through the order, but Milwaukee got on the board the second time around thanks to back-to-back doubles from and in the fourth. After the first inning, Sproat also settled in. He allowed just one other hit — a single to — through five innings, keeping it a 2-1 game. Sproat retired to start the sixth, but walked designated hitter . With Greene coming up again, Pat Murphy pulled Sproat in favor of lefty — a move that didn’t pay off as Greene singled to advance Keith to third. then grounded out to score Keith and make it a two-run ballgame. Meanwhile, as Skubal got deeper into the game, the Brewers started making him work harder. and had back-to-back bunt singles to start the sixth, but grounded out and Contreras hit into a double play to end the inning. Milwaukee threatened again in the seventh after Sánchez led off with a bloop single. went fishing for a changeup low-and-away, grounding it into right field to put runners on first and second. The next batter up was , who swung out of his shoes for strike one. He tried to lay down a bunt on the second pitch, a fastball, but it ran inside and he wasn’t able to get his hands out of the way. Strike two. Perkins took ball three high, then fouled off strike three. Skubal’s fifth pitch was a beautiful changeup that dropped just out of the strike zone, but Perkins held off to work the count full. On the seventh pitch of the at-bat, Skubal tried to blow a high-and-inside fastball by Perkins, but he turned on it and sent it down the left field line for a double. Sánchez and Matos both scored, tying the game at 3 and prompting Tigers manager A.J. Hinch to come out and take the ball. Lefty reliever came in to face , who grounded out for the first out. , once again hitting with a runner in scoring position, came through with a single into left field. That put runners on the corners for David Hamilton, who grounded a single that scored Perkins and put the Brewers ahead by a run. came in for the seventh and got three straight groundouts. quickly recorded the first out of the eighth, but pinch-hitter tied the game with a solo home run. Milwaukee couldn’t score in the top of the ninth, so Abner Uribe came on to try and force extra innings. His first four pitches went for strikes, but the next three were balls, and Spencer Torkelson sent the eighth pitch into the bleachers for a walk-off home run. The Brewers are back home tomorrow for a three-game set against the 14-10 Pirates. will be on the mound for opposite . First pitch is 6:40 p.m.