Joey Ortiz ripped a two-run triple, collected three hits and scored twice to fuel the Brewers to a 4-3 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday afternoon in Milwaukee.
Christian Yelich had an RBI single in Milwaukee’s three-run second inning and a run-scoring triple in the sixth for the Brewers, who captured the decisive contest of the three-game series. Milwaukee has won five of six games since the All-Star break.
Logan Henderson (4-1) allowed two runs on five hits and matched a career high with nine strikeouts over five innings. He also fanned nine batters in his MLB debut against the Athletics on April 20, 2025.
Aaron Ashby struck out four batters over two scoreless innings and Abner Uribe bridged the gap to Trevor Megill, who allowed New York’s Francisco Alvarez an RBI single in the ninth before retiring the side to secure his 16th save of the season.
Marcus Semien belted a solo homer in the second inning and Brett Baty added a homer in the fifth to atone for a previous miscue in the field.
Semien capped a seven-pitch at-bat by depositing a Henderson heater over the wall in left field. The homer was Semien’s 10th of the season and first since June 14.
Milwaukee responded with two outs in its half of the inning. Baty misplayed an Ortiz fly ball in right field and allowed Garrett Mitchell and Andrew Vaughn to score. Ortiz trotted home on Yelich’s single to left field off Christian Scott (3-2).
Baty halved New York’s deficit after belting a 1-2 changeup from Henderson over the wall in right field. The homer was Baty’s sixth of the season and third in the last seven games.
The Brewers got that run back in the sixth, as Ortiz scored following Yelich’s blast that caromed off the wall in center field.
Scott permitted three runs on four hits with three walks in 3 2/3 innings.
