Milwaukee BrewersvsHouston Astros
MIL 5/HOU 4
Things to say
Brewers beat the Astros 5-4 in 10 innings at Daikin Park.
01
opener
Brewers stole one in Houston, 5-4 in extras. Took ten innings but Milwaukee found a way. Astros bullpen blinked first.
02
key player
Whoever Houston ran out there in the tenth got into nothing — Brewers jumped on the first decent pitch and that was the ballgame.
03
hot take
Houston at 26-33 is not a blip anymore. That's just who they are now.
04
deep cut
Milwaukee's quietly 34-20. Nobody's talking about them and they've got the best record in the room.
05
exit
Anyway — getaway day tomorrow, curious if the Astros can salvage the series before they fly out.
The recap
Brewers grabbed this one in extras down in Houston, 5-4 in ten. Astros couldn't put it away in regulation and Milwaukee made them pay the second they got a runner into scoring position in the tenth.
Houston's bullpen has been bleeding late-inning leads all month and this one fit the pattern — manager went to the pen too early and the bridge guys couldn't hold it. Brewers are now 34-20 and look like the real deal in the NL Central while Houston sinks to 26-33 and is starting to feel like a team running out of runway.