Pitching Dominance Sets Tone
Logan Henderson established early control for the Milwaukee Brewers, pitching seven innings while allowing just one hit and one earned run. His performance included seven strikeouts against two walks, securing his ninth win of the season and improving his record to 9-2.
Aaron Ashby provided a scoreless eighth inning with two strikeouts before DL Hall closed out the game in the ninth, recording three more strikeouts without surrendering a hit or a walk.
For Texas, Cody Bradford started on the mound but struggled to contain the Brewers' offense. He pitched 5 2/3 innings, giving up nine hits and three earned runs while walking two batters. Tyler Alexander, Chase Silseth, and Adam Macko relieved him, combining for 2 1/3 additional innings where they allowed five more hits and three earned runs.
Early Runs Define Game
Milwaukee took an early lead in the first inning when Jasson Dominguez grounded out to shortstop, allowing Jackson Chourio to score from second base. Christian Yelich then doubled to center field, driving in Chourio to make it 2-0 Brewers.
The Rangers responded in the third inning when Josh Jung homered to left field, cutting the deficit to 2-1. However, Milwaukee regained momentum in the sixth inning when Adolis Garcia singled to center, scoring Nathaniel Lowe who had reached base earlier.