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04/05 16:42 CDT Contreras, Harrison lead Brewers to 8-5 win over Royals
Contreras, Harrison lead Brewers to 8-5 win over Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) --- William Contreras had a double and two RBIs and Kyle
Harrison struck out six as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Kansas City
Royals 8-5 on Sunday.
Harrison (1-0) allowed three hits and two runs in 5 1/3 innings, earning his
first win since May 30, 2025. Christian Yelich was 2 for 5 with an RBI triple
that opened the scoring in the first inning.
Jake Bauers hit a pinch-hit RBI double and later scored in the ninth to extend
the Brewers' lead, and Trevor Megill secured the win with his third save of the
year.
Gary Snchez hit a two-out, two-run homer in the first, his third of the
season, to take a 3-0 lead. He had five homers in 29 games last season.
Maikel Garcia got the Royals within one with a two-run homer of his own in the
third. After reaching on a walk and stealing second, Bobby Witt Jr. nearly tied
the game on a Vinnie Pasquantino single but was thrown out at home by Luis
Matos to maintain the Brewers' 3-2 lead.
Blake Perkins lined a double to left to add some insurance in the fourth, and
Contreras added two more with a single to left in the seventh.
Kansas City's comeback bid came up short after Pasquantino hit a two-run single
to bring them within one in the seventh. Pasquantino and Garcia each had two
hits.
Kris Bubic (1-1) took the loss, allowing four hits and four runs with eight
strikeouts.
Up next
Milwaukee's Brandon Woodruff (1-0, 3.60) starts Monday opposite Brayan Bello
(0-1, 9.64) in the opener of a three-game series against at Boston. Kansas
City's Michael Wacha (0-0, 0.00) faces Tanner Bibee (0-1, 4.00) to kickoff a
three-game set at Cleveland.
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