The game belonged to the late innings. Milwaukee erased a two-run deficit with four runs in the ninth, then added four more in the tenth to defeat Colorado 9-7 in extra innings at Coors Field.
Jake Bauers carried the Brewers' offense with a 3-for-5 performance, scoring three runs and driving in three more. His double in the tenth inning scored Yelich and Turang, extending Milwaukee's lead to 7-5. Bauers added two doubles among his three hits, repeatedly finding himself in scoring position during the late rally.
The ninth inning changed everything. Bauers singled to center to score Turang, cutting the deficit to 3-2. Frelick followed with an RBI double to center that scored Perkins and tied the game at 3-3. Andrew Vaughn delivered the decisive blow with a two-run single to center, scoring both Bauers and Frelick to give Milwaukee a 5-3 lead. Colorado answered with two runs in the bottom half when Stevens walked to score Thompson and Goodman hit a sacrifice fly to right to score Fulford, tying the game at 5-5.
Ryan Feltner dominated through six innings for Colorado, allowing just one run on one hit with four strikeouts. The right-hander carried a 4.22 ERA into the game and held Milwaukee scoreless after the second inning. Trevor Megill earned his first win of the season for Milwaukee despite allowing two runs in the tenth inning, while Juan Mejia took the loss for Colorado after surrendering four runs in just one-third of an inning.
Milwaukee improved to 37-23 and snapped a two-game losing streak. Colorado fell to 24-39 with the loss.