Joey Ortiz’s Walk-Off Hit Leads Milwaukee Brewers to Victory Over New York Yankees

MILWAUKEE (AP) – Joey Ortiz hit one run scoring in the 11th inning and finished with a homer and four RBIs until the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-6 victory over the New York Yankees Friday night.

Owen Millerinserted as a pinch runner for former Yankee Gary Sánchez at second to start the 11th inning, advanced to third on a fly ball to right field by Brick Turang. Ortiz then singled through the legs of the third baseman Oswaldo Cabreradriving in the winning run.

“I was excited to be able to help the team win,” Ortiz said. “That’s all that matters.”

Ortiz entered the game with three hits in his last 24 at-bats, including 0 for 13 in his last 12.

“Hit something hard, put the barrel on the ball,” he said. “Put the ball in and make things happen.”

New York Jose Trevinoon second to start the 10th inning, scored on a double to the wall in left center by a pinch hitter Giancarlo Stanton. Milwaukee tied the game in the bottom half of the inning when Willy Adams singled to center, scoring William Contreras and tie it at 6-all.

Jared Koenig (2-0) earned the win with two innings of relief. Michael Tonkin (1-3), claiming exemptions from New York Mets On Thursday, he took the loss.

“Basketball, in general, is tough,” Tonkin said. “You’ve still got to go out and do your job.”

Clay Holmes he pitched a perfect ninth, but Boone didn’t want the closest he had to come for 10th.

“I wasn’t going two innings with my closer tonight when he’s been pretty much in half of our games,” Boone said. it in a great place.”

New York Juan Soto he hit his 800th career special, sending an 0-1 103.9 mph cutter over the left field wall in the first inning Colin Rea.

The Yankees took a 2-0 lead in the second inning Alex Verdugo launched a solo homer.

Ortiz tied it with his first career homer, a two-run blast to left in the bottom half of the inning.

The home run ball sat on the top shelf of his wardrobe.

“I guess the ball bounced back,” Ortiz said. “I had no idea because I was a bit depressed when I hit him. I guess the ball bounced back onto the field and (left fielder Alex) was able to throw Verdugo into the bullpen. “

Blake Perkins Milwaukee took a 4-2 lead in the third with a two-run homer to right center, his third of the season.

Trent Grisham put the Yankees ahead in the fourth with his first home run of the season, a three-run shot that traveled 404 feet to right.

Starting Yankees Luis Gil was chased in the sixth inning when Sánchez hit a double and scored on a sacrifice fly by Joey Ortiz.

Gil allowed five runs on six hits with two walks and six strikeouts in his first career start against Milwaukee, a no-decision.

Rea allowed five runs on four hits with three walks and four strikeouts.

TRAINING ROOM

Yankees: OF Jasson Domínguez (right UCL tear) continues to improve and is a few weeks away from playing in a game.

Brewers: LHP Wade Miley he said he needs Tommy John surgery. The 37-year-old lefty (0-1, 6.43 ERA in two starts) was placed on the 15-day injured list with left elbow inflammation on April 22, retroactive to April 19.

UP THE FATHER

Yankees: LHP Carlos Rodón (1-1, 2.70 ERA) makes his sixth start of the season and will face Brewers RHP Joe Ross (1-2, 4.05 ERA), making his fifth the start of this season and the first against the Yankees since May 9, 2021, while pitching for Washington.

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