The Milwaukee Brewers continued their offensive onslaught on Saturday, crushing the Baltimore Orioles 11-5 at Camden Yards. The victory marked the sixth consecutive game in which the Brewers have scored at least seven runs, tying a franchise record set in 1982 and 1989.
Jake Bauers played the hero for Milwaukee, launching a tiebreaking three-run homer in the fourth inning. Rhys Hoskins also went deep for the Brewers, while Ryan Mountcastle, Jordan Westburg, and Adley Rutschman homered for Baltimore.
The Orioles jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the second inning, but the Brewers quickly responded with three runs in the third. An error by Jorge Mateo and a couple of singles loaded the bases, setting the stage for Bauers’ game-changing groundout. Hoskins followed with an RBI single, and a second run came home on Austin Hays’ error to tie the game at 4.
Rutschman’s solo homer in the bottom of the third gave the Orioles a brief 5-4 lead, but William Contreras tied it again with an RBI single in the fourth. Bauers’ first homer of the season then put Milwaukee ahead for good.
The Brewers added to their lead with an RBI single from Sal Frelick in the eighth and a two-run double from Willy Adames. Milwaukee went 6 for 10 with runners in scoring position on Saturday and is now 33 for 69 over the last six games.
Dean Kremer took the loss for Baltimore, allowing six earned runs and 10 hits in four innings. DL Hall, who was part of the offseason trade that sent Corbin Burnes to the Orioles, allowed five runs and eight hits in 3 1/3 innings.
Elvis Peguero pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings for the Brewers, while five other relievers combined to keep the Orioles off the scoreboard.
