MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) — Joey Ortiz brought home the winning run on a single to left in the bottom of the 11th to lift the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees in interleague play on Friday. Ortiz's single scored placed runner Owen Miller and broke a 6-6 tie after the sides exchanged runs in the 10th. He also hit a two-run homer in the 2nd inning to tie the game at 2, finishing the day 2-4 with four RBI and one run scored. Brice Turang also went 2-4 with a run scored. Blake Perkins and Trent Grisham both homered and finished 1-5 at the plate. Colin Rae went six innings, giving up four earned runs and five hits but managed to keep the game from getting out of hand. A trio of
W | L | Pct | GB | |
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17 | 8 | .680 | 0.0 | |
17 | 9 | .654 | 0.5 | |
14 | 12 | .538 | 3.5 | |
13 | 14 | .481 | 5.0 | |
12 | 14 | .462 | 5.5 |