Brewers put on show of strength to beat Rockies
Willy Adames and Gary Sanchez hit back-to-back homers in the first inning, William Contreras also went deep and finished with two hits, and the host Milwaukee Brewers beat the Colorado Rockies 5-2 on Saturday night. Tobias Myers (7-5) struck out a career-high 11 in six innings to help Milwaukee (82-60) end a three-game losing streak.
The Brewers have not lost four in a row this season. Devin Williams struck out the side in the ninth for his ninth save for Milwaukee, which leads the National League Central Division by 10 games over the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals. Ryan McMahon homered and singled and Sam Hilliard also hit a home run for Colorado.
The Rockies (53-90) had won two straight against two teams in a playoff race — the Atlanta Braves and Brewers. Adames, who also singled, got Milwaukee going after Ty Blach retired the first two batters in the first inning. His 30th home run to right field put the Brewers ahead 1-0 and Sanchez followed with his 10th of the season, a 418-foot shot to left-center field.
