(247NEWSSOURCE) MILWAUKEE – The Brewers edged the Rangers 6-3 in their series opener from American Family Field.
Rhys Hoskins crushed a grand slam in the sixth inning.
Hoskins said it felt good to come through for the team.
Hoskins talked about what pitch he was looking for.
Freddy Peralta gave up two runs over five innings and Elvis Peguero picked up the win in relief.
Peralta said his best pitch was his fastball.
Trevor Megill notched his 16th save of the season as Milwaukee remains first in the NL Central at 46-and-33.
The three-game series continues tonight.
Noteworthy: With tonight’s victory, the Brewers improved to 18-5 in their last 23 home games to move 23-12 overall at American Family Field…..
Milwaukee is 22-14 (.611) in Interleague Play this season…..since 2022, the Brewers are 65-37 (.637) during Interleague Play, trailing
only the Dodgers (56-28, .667) for the best mark in the majors…..Milwaukee has won 4 consecutive games against Texas, including
6 of its last 7 contests dating back to 2019.
Hoskins’ homer: It was his third career grand slam and first since 5/11/22 at Seattle with Philadelphia…..it marked the second time this season Hoskins has hit a go-ahead home run in the sixth inning or later (also, 3-run HR in the seventh inning on 5/11 vs. St. Louis)…..the grand slam snapped a run of 62 plate
appearances without a HR, as he last homered on 6/3 at Philadelphia…..his 4 RBI matched a season high (also, 3/30 at New York-NL).
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