Down 1 in the 10th, Contreras Walks It Off and the Brewers Steal the Series From New York

The Milwaukee Brewers were staring down elimination on Saturday night at American Family Field, trailing the Yankees 3-2 in the bottom of the 10th inning. Then William Contreras stepped up with the bases loaded and did exactly what you needed him to do: he lofted a fly ball to right field that was deep enough to bring home Luis Rengifo with the go-ahead run. Final score: Brewers 4, Yankees 3. Series clinched.

How Milwaukee Clawed Back From the Dead

The Yankees came in hot. Ryan McMahon singled with two outs in the top of the 10th after Aaron Judge was walked intentionally. That made it 3-2 New York. But Fernando Cruz came in to pitch the bottom half for the Yanks, and things fell apart fast. Garrett Mitchell, the automatic runner, advanced to third on a wild pitch. Luis Rengifo walked to put two on. After Gary Sanchez flied out, Jackson Chourio delivered an infield single to tie the game at 3-all. Then Tim Hill relieved and threw wildly to third, loading the bases. Contreras made him pay immediately with that walk-off sacrifice fly to right.

The Brewers Were Dead Before the Seventh

This comeback felt impossible early. Yankees starter Cam Schlittler was dominant through six innings, holding Milwaukee to just two hits. The damage came in the form of Paul Goldschmidt, who opened the game with his third homer off Kyle Harrison, sending it 419 feet to left-center. Goldschmidt added a two-out, bases-loaded single in the fourth to make it 2-0 Yanks.

But the Brewers found life when reliever Brent Headrick took over in the seventh. Jake Bauers smashed his first pitch 420 feet to right-center for his sixth homer to pull Milwaukee within 2-1. In the eighth, Brice Turang singled with two outs off Camilo Doval and stole second. Contreras followed with a single to left, and Turang scored just ahead of Bellinger's throw from center to tie it 2-all.

The Pitching Story

Aaron Ashby was the star on the mound for Milwaukee, pitching the final two innings to earn his seventh win, best in the majors. Schlittler struck out six and walked none for New York, lowering his already impressive ERA from 1.52 to 1.35, still the best in baseball.

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