Brewers Edge Athletics 15-14 in 12-Inning Slugfest Featuring 11 Home Runs

The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Athletics 15-14 in 12 innings Monday night at Las Vegas Ballpark. The game produced 11 home runs and 29 total runs, the fourth time in major league history a contest reached both marks. Andrew Vaughn recorded four hits and four RBIs for Milwaukee, including a two-run double in the ninth inning that tied the score at 10.

Automatic runner Christian Yelich scored the winning run from third base in the top of the 12th when Athletics second baseman Jeff McNeil threw wide to the plate on a grounder by Brice Turang. Abner Uribe earned the win with four outs and improved to 4-2. Chad Patrick recorded his third save by striking out McNeil with runners at the corners.

Jose Suarez took the loss and fell to 0-2 despite striking out four batters over two hitless innings. The teams combined for 34 hits and 444 pitches from 14 pitchers. Tyler Soderstrom and Nick Kurtz each hit two home runs for the Athletics, who hit seven home runs in the game.

Shea Langeliers hit a 483-foot home run off Kyle Harrison for his 17th homer of the season, the longest of his career and the fourth-longest in the majors this year. Both teams scored four runs in the 10th inning. William Contreras hit a three-run homer projected at 463 feet off Scott Barlow to give Milwaukee a 14-10 lead.

The Athletics tied the game with an RBI single by Langeliers, a two-run homer by Kurtz, and a tying homer by pinch-hitter Jonah Heim. Zack Gelof also homered for Oakland, giving the Athletics an 8-4 lead in the third inning. The Brewers received home runs from Turang, Vaughn, Contreras, and Jake Bauers.

Contreras had three of Milwaukee's 18 hits. Turang and Bauers each drove in three runs. Jackson Chourio went 3-for-5 and scored three times. Harrison allowed eight runs, eight hits, and three home runs in 2⅓ innings after not allowing more than two runs in any of his first 11 starts.