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05/12 21:23 CDT Joey Ortiz hits his first homer in almost 10 months as Brewers
beat Padres 6-4 for 5th straight win
Joey Ortiz hits his first homer in almost 10 months as Brewers beat Padres 6-4
for 5th straight win
By STEVE MEGARGEE
AP Sports Writer
MILWAUKEE (AP) --- Joey Ortiz homered for the first time in nearly 10 months
and drove in two runs as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the San Diego Padres 6-4 on
Tuesday night for their fifth straight victory.
Brandon Sproat (1-2) struck out six and allowed three runs over 5 1/3 innings
to pick up his first career victory.
Ortiz, who entered Tuesday with a .181 batting average and .193 slugging
percentage, broke a scoreless tie by delivering a 395-foot blast to left-center
off Matt Waldron (1-2) in the third inning.
That marked the first time Ortiz had homered since July 19 of last season, when
he hit a solo shot off Lou Trivino in an 8-7 victory over the Los Angeles
Dodgers. It was Ortiz's second extra-base hit of the season and came on his
95th plate appearance.
Ortiz nearly added a grand slam during Milwaukee's five-run outburst in the
fourth. His bases-loaded drive to center was caught at the warning track for a
sacrifice fly
That fourth-inning rally put the Brewers ahead 6-2.
San Diego's Miguel Andjuar produced a solo shot in the sixth and hit an RBI
double off the tip of center fielder Garrett Mitchell's glove in the eighth to
cut the lead to 6-4.
Abner Uribe worked around a one-out walk in the ninth to earn his fourth save
in five opportunities.
Sal Frelick's bases-loaded single in the fourth brought home two runs and put
the Brewers ahead for good at 3-2. When David Hamilton followed with a bunt,
Waldron initially looked to third before throwing to first too late to retire
the batter, loading the bases once more.
Ortiz's sacrifice fly made it 4-2. Brice Turang hit a ground-ball double just
inside the left-field line to drive in two more runs.
Waldron allowed six runs and eight hits in 2 2/3 innings. Waldron entered after
Bradgley Rodriguez pitched a scoreless first inning.
Padres pitching coach Ruben Niebla wasn't with the team due to a family matter.
The Padres are hoping Niebla returns for Thursday's series finale.
Up next
Michael King (3-2, 2.76 ERA) was set to start for San Diego on Wednesday
against and Jacob Misiorowski (3-2, 2.45).
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