Milwaukee Brewers hit home run in win over Atlanta Braves | WTAQ News Talk | 97.5 FM · 1360 AM

(247NEWSSOURCE) – The Brewers beat the Braves 8-3 in their series opener at American Family Field in Milwaukee on Monday.

Willy Adames hit a three-run home run – his 17th of the season – while Rhys Hoskins and Jackson Chourio also hit long shots.

Hoby Milner earned the win in relief as Milwaukee won two straight games to remain first in the NL Central with 61 and 45.

The Cardinals are seven games behind.

Outstanding: Pitcher Nick Mears (1 inning, 2 strikeouts) made his Brewers debut with a scoreless eighth inning…he became the 55th player (35th pitcher) on the active roster this season…in his last 13 outings between the Rockies (12 walks) and Brewers (1 walk), Mears has a 1.69 ERA (16 innings, 3 strikeouts) with 20 strikeouts and a .151 opponents’ batting average.

To start: Colin Rea (5.1 innings, 3 hits, 2 saves, 2 strikeouts, 2 bb, 6 strikeouts) has worked at least 5.0 innings in 9 consecutive appearances (8 starts)… He has recorded at least 6 strikeouts in 3 consecutive outings for the first time in his career… Over his last 3 games, Rea has a 2.25 ERA (16 innings, 4 strikeouts) with 21 strikeouts… He has allowed 2 earned runs or fewer in 10 of his last 12 appearances (9 starts).

Hoskins on a home run: Rhys Hoskins (1-for-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 run) hit his 18th home run of the season, a solo shot in the fifth inning to cut Atlanta’s lead to 2-1… He has homered in 3 of his last 4 games… He added a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning… Over his last 8 games, Hoskins is hitting .304/.357/.826 (7-for-23) with 4 homers, 9 RBI and 5 runs.

A hot hitter: Jackson Chourio (2-for-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 RBI) hit his 12th home run of the season, a 2-run homer in the eighth inning to extend the Brewers’ lead to 8-2…it marked the first home run of his career in an 0-2 count…over his last 42 games, Chourio is hitting .324/.369/.538 (47-for-145) with 10 doubles, 7 homers, 28 RBI and 26 runs.