San Diego Padres at Milwaukee Brewers
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Joey Ortiz hits his first homer in almost 10 months as Brewers beat Padres 6-4 for 5th straight win
Brandon Sproat (1-2) struck out six and allowed three runs over 5 1/3 innings to pick up his first career victory.
Ortiz, who entered Tuesday with a .181 batting average and .193 slugging percentage, broke a scoreless tie by delivering a 395-foot blast to left-center off Matt Waldron (1-2) in the third inning.
That marked the first time Ortiz had homered since July 19 of last season, when he hit a solo shot off Lou Trivino in an 8-7 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. It was Ortiz’s second extra-base hit of the season and came on his 95th plate appearance.
Ortiz nearly added a grand slam during Milwaukee’s five-run outburst in the fourth. His bases-loaded drive to center was caught at the warning track for a sacrifice fly
That fourth-inning rally put the Brewers ahead 6-2.
San Diego’s Miguel Andjuar produced a solo shot in the sixth and hit an RBI double off the tip of center fielder Garrett Mitchell’s glove in the eighth to cut the lead to 6-4.
Abner Uribe worked around a one-out walk in the ninth to earn his fourth save in five opportunities.
Sal Frelick’s bases-loaded single in the fourth brought home two runs and put the Brewers ahead for good at 3-2. When David Hamilton followed with a bunt, Waldron initially looked to third before throwing to first too late to retire the batter, loading the bases once more.
Ortiz’s sacrifice fly made it 4-2. Brice Turang hit a ground-ball double just inside the left-field line to drive in two more runs.
Waldron allowed six runs and eight hits in 2 2/3 innings. Waldron entered after Bradgley Rodriguez pitched a scoreless first inning.
Padres pitching coach Ruben Niebla wasn't with the team due to a family matter. The Padres are hoping Niebla returns for Thursday's series finale.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Merrill grounded out to second. |
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9th Inning | Fermin struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Laureano walked. |
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9th Inning | Castellanos grounded out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Uribe relieved Megill |
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8th Inning | Ortiz fouled out to catcher. |
Statistics
 SD |
 MIL |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 10 | Ground Balls | 13 |
| 13 | Strikeouts | 9 |
| 4 | Runs Batted In | 6 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 8 | Hits | 11 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 3 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 4 | Runs | 6 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
| 34 | At Bats | 33 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 14 | Runners Left On Base | 9 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 3 |
| 11 | Fly Balls | 12 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 142 | Pitches | 129 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 12 | Total Bases | 17 |
| 37 | Plate Appearances | 36 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 4 |
| 2.9 | Runs Created | 5.8 |
| .235 | Batting Average | .333 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .353 | Slugging Percentage | .515 |
| .176 | Secondary Average | .242 |
| .297 | On Base Percentage | .361 |
| .650 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .876 |
| 0.9 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.1 |
| 2.8 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 6.5 |
| 29.0 | Batter Rating | 44.0 |
| 34.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 33.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.84 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.58 |
| .118 | Isolated Power | .182 |
| 0.23 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.22 |
| .081 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .056 |
| -.059 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.091 |
| 8.0 | Runs Produced | 12.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 77.8 | MLB Rating | 92.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Attendance: 25,372 | Capacity:
2026 National League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles |
- | 23 | W2 | 0.64615387 | 42 |
 Arizona |
8 | 31 | W1 | 0.52307695 | 34 |
| San Diego |
8.5 | 31 | L1 | 0.515625 | 33 |
 San Francisco |
16 | 39 | L1 | 0.4 | 26 |
 Colorado |
18.5 | 42 | L4 | 0.36363637 | 24 |
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee |
- | 23 | W3 | 0.63492066 | 40 |
 St. Louis |
5 | 28 | W4 | 0.5555556 | 35 |
 Chicago |
7 | 31 | W1 | 0.52307695 | 34 |
 Pittsburgh |
7.5 | 32 | L3 | 0.5151515 | 34 |
 Cincinnati |
9.5 | 33 | L4 | 0.484375 | 31 |