MIAMI, FLA (METRO) – MetroSource-WSAU) Tyler Austin’s pinch-hit, sac-fly in the ninth lifted the Brewers to a 4-3 win over the Marlins in Miami. The Brewers gained ground and are now just a game out of the wild card chase.
Hernan Perez hit a two-run homer for Milwaukee, which has won five-in-a-row. Junior Guerra got the win and Drew Pomeranz pitched the ninth to post his first save.
But it was a costly win. The Brewers will play the rest of the way without reigning NL MVP Christian Yelich.
He fractured his right kneecap fouling a ball off his leg in the first inning and will miss the rest of the season. Yelich finishes with a .329 average and 44 home runs.
The Brewers face the Marlins again tonight in Miami. It’s the third of their four-game series at Marlins Park. Zach Davies starts for Milwaukee, while Miami sends Pablo Lopez to the mound.
You can hear the game on WTAQ…pre game show at 5:35.
