Brewers Beat Royals 8-5, Contreras Shines

0:00On April 5th, Milwaukee Brewers took down the Kansas City Royals 8-5 on Sunday, with William Contreras smashing a double and driving in two. Runs to lead the charge, Kyle Harrison earned his first win of the year, one in zero, striking out six over five and one-third innings while giving up just three hits in two. Runs his first victory since May 30th, 2025. Creshing Yelich kicked things off with a two-for-five night, including an RBI triple in the first. Jake Bowers came through with a pinch hit RBI double in the ninth, and scored to pad the lead, while Trevor McGill locked it down for his third save. Royals jumped ahead early thanks to Gary Sanchez's two-run homer, his third this season, but Michael Garcia's two-run shot in the third cut it to one. Bobby with Jr. walked, stole second, and almost tied it on a Vinnie Pasquantino single, but Luis Matos gunned him down at the play. Brewers added insurance with Blake Perkins' double in the fourth, and Contreras' two-run single in the seventh. Kansas City fought back in the seventh on Pasquantino's two-run hit, both he and Garcia had

1:04two hits each, but Chris Bubick took the loss after one, and, one, allowing four runs on four hits despite eight strikeouts. Looking ahead, Milwaukee heads the Boston for three games starting Monday with Brandon Woodruff on the mound, one in zero with a 3.60. ERA facing Brandon Bellow, Royals open at Cleveland against Michael Watcha and Tanner Biving. Stay tuned with MLB News Today, AI-powered updates.