Milwaukee Brewers fans pay tribute to the late Bob Uecker
The Milwaukee Brewers honored the life of the legendary Bob Uecker on Sunday Aug. 24 at American Family Field.
It sometimes feels like the Milwaukee Brewers have nine lives.Â
On August 26 at American Family Field, it sure did. More importantly, however, the Brewers had nine innings – and nine runs.Â
After going from a 6-0 lead to playing with fire for a second straight game to open the series with the Arizona Diamondbacks, this time blowing the lead entirely in the late innings, the Brewers landed on their feet yet again as Isaac Collins lifted a walk-off sacrifice fly in the ninth for a 9-8 win.
In the series opener August 25, no offensive heroics were needed late as the bullpen combination of Aaron Ashby, NIck Mears and Abner Uribe held onto a slim lead once Arizona came within a run at 6-5.
BOX SCORE: Brewers 9, Diamondbacks 8
It was a different story this time around, with the Diamondbacks plating five against Tobias Myers and Jared Koenig across the seventh and eighth innings to draw even.
But an Andruw Monasterio defensive gem helped Shelby Miller work out of a ninth-inning mess and Collins lifted a Juan Morillo pitch to medium-depth right to score pinch-runner Brandon Lockridge from third to send the Brewers to an 83-50 record. William Contreras opened the ninth with a single to left, which Christian Yelich and Andrew Vaughn followed with walks.
Bullpen collapses late
In the series opener Aug. 25, the Diamondbacks turned a 6-0 deficit into a one-run game in the sixth, though the Brewers ultimately squeaked out the win.
Not only did Milwaukee jump out to another 6-0 lead after three innings only to see Arizona claw right back, it also led 8-3 heading into the seventh.
The Diamondbacks responded with three runs in the seventh off Myers and Koenig, with Collins dropping a fly ball down the line in left field leading to the final run of the frame.
Koenig remained in the for the eighth, which began in uninspiring fashion as James McCann smacked a pinch-hit double and Gabriel Moreno and Ildemaro Vargas followed with seeing-eye singles, the latter of which made it 8-7.
Koenig still came within one strike of getting out of the jam, striking out Blaze Alexander and Alek Thomas for the first two outs, then getting ahead, 0-2, on Geraldo Perdomo. The Diamondbacks shortstop, however, went down and plucked a curveball at the bottom of the zone into left for a bloop double, tying the game and pushing the go-ahead run to third.
Shelby Miller, who came over to Milwaukee from Arizona at the trade deadline, managed to keep his former team from taking the lead by fanning Ketel Marte for the final out.
Brice Turang does it again
Brice Turang, power hitter?
It would have been an absurd question to ask at the season’s outset. Even a month ago it may have drawn a weird look. But it’s not seeming like so much of an implausability anymore.
That’s because it might just be happening in front of everyone’s eyes.
Turang, who entered the month with six homers this season and 19 over his three-year career to date, has hit nine in 23 August games alone.
The latest blast was a no-doubter off the facade of the second deck in right field, a two-run shot to make it an 8-3 lead in the sixth.
Brewers chase Dbacks starter in the third
Brewers manager Pat Murphy heaped praise on Arizona starter Brandon Pfaadt prior to the game, grouping him in alongside veteran starters Corbin Burnes, Merrill Kelly and Zac Gallen when discussing how the Diamondbacks were “built to win” this year.
Then Murphy’s offense proceeded to pummel Pfaadt unforgivingly, ultimately chasing him with two outs in the third after he had thrown 43 pitches in the inning alone.
A Blake Perkins two-out, two-strike hit was the final blow of the eight hits and six runs, all of which were earned, the Brewers bats put on Pfaadt.
William Contreras makes it 3-0
The top of the Brewers lineup pieced together two of the better consecutive at-bats you’ll see this year in the third to increase the cushion.
Turang began by competing his way to a nine-pitch walk, fouling off three two-strike pitches before taking two straight out of the zone from Pfaadt to reach.
William Contreras did him one better. After falling behind two strikes to none, the Brewers catcher fouled off three pitches, took the next three out of the zone and then made Pfaadt pay once he came back over the plate, smashing a hanging 3-2 slider 441 feet to the left-field bleachers.
The farthest homer of the season for Contreras and 15th overall made it 3-0, Brewers.
Jacob Misiorowski cruising until fourth inning
Pitching with the support of the organization after two consecutive very rough outings, Misiorowski looked confident and in command through three innings.
Misiorowski struck out six through three scoreless while allowing only one base runner, a one-out walk to Blaze Alexander in the third.
The rookie right-hander walked six and allowed eight runs over just 5 â…“ innings across his two previous starts since returning from the injured list in mid-August.
The fourth inning brought Misiorowski trouble, this time via hard contact instead of a lack of control. Andrew Vaughn’s misplay at first base on a Marte grounder to open the inning loomed large when Pavin Smith doubled and the catcher Moreno homered with two outs to draw Arizona within 6-3.
As Marte dumped a broken-bat grounder slowly toward second base, Vaughn took a few steps toward the ball before realizing it was right to Turang. By the time he got back to cover the base, Marte was safe at first.
Misiorowski recovered to strike out two more and get through five innings, tallying 10 punch outs in total while allowing the three runs on Moreno’s homer that all went down as earned but arguably were largely on Vaughn’s defensive miscue.
‘King Vaughn’ comes through for the first run
On the evening the Brewers gave out ‘King Vaughn’ shirts, the man bearing the nickname delivered the first run of the game with a sacrifice fly to left in the first.
Contreras doubled with one out against Pfaadt and moved to third on a Christian Yelich single before scoring at Vaughn smacked a hanging breaking ball to the warning track.
What time is the Brewers game against the Diamondbacks?
Time: 6:40 p.m. CT.
What channel is the Brewers game on tonight?
TV channel: FanDuel Sports Wisconsin.
Brewers record 2025
82-50 (best in the major leagues, 5.5-game lead in the National League Central Division).
Brewers lineupBrice Turang 2BWilliam Contreras CChritsian Yelich DHAndrew Vaughn 1BSal Frelick RFIsaac Collins LFAnthony Seigler 3BBlake Perkins CFAndruw Monasterio SSDiamondbacks lineupGeraldo Perdomo SSKetel Marte 2BCorbin Carroll RFLourdes Gurriel Jr. DHPavin Smith 1BGabriel Moreno CJake McCarthy LFBlaze Alexander SSAlek Thomas CFBrewers schedule
Brewers vs. Diamondbacks, Aug. 27, 6:40 p.m.: Milwaukee RHP Quinn Priester (11-2, 3.44) vs. Arizona RHP Ryne Nelson (6-3, 3.63). TV – FanDuel Sports Wisconsin, Radio – AM-620 WTMJ.
Brewers vs. Diamondbacks, Aug. 28, 1:10 p.m.: Milwaukee LHP José Quintana (10-4, 3.32) vs. Arizona RHP Nabil Crismatt (1-0, 1.00). TV – FanDuel Sports Wisconsin, Radio – AM-620 WTMJ.