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Jun 17, 2026; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Cooper Pratt (12) smiles at first base after recording his first career hit during the second inning against the Cleveland Guardians at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images | Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images
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The Milwaukee Brewers had the lead right from the jump and never gave it up as they cruised to a 9-4 win over the Cleveland Guardians, giving them a chance to sweep tomorrow.
Christian Yelich led this game off with an opposite-field home run off Gavin Williams, taking a curveball down and away to the Brewers’ bullpen for a 1-0 lead. They weren’t done in that first inning, however. William Contreras and Jake Bauers drew two-out walks, and Sal Frelick drove them both home with a booming double to right-center.
In the second, Cooper Pratt delivered the first hit of his major league career, shooting a single through the right side of the infield.
“I heard the crowd, and it was sick,” Pratt said postgame as he retold the story of his first career hit.
David Hamilton bunted Pratt over, and Yelich drove him in with a single to left center. Yelich would later score on a Brice Turang double, and very quickly it was 5-0 Brewers after two innings.
Meanwhile, Brandon Sproat was cruising along, facing the minimum through three innings. But then he ran into trouble in the fourth, allowing a walk, a single, and another walk to load the bases. He then hung a curveball right down the heart of the plate to Daniel Schneeman, who did not miss it and crushed a grand slam.
A few pitches later, the athletic trainer was coming out to check on Sproat, and he exited the ballgame. The Brewers later said Sproat left with a right hamstring cramp.
“Just a cramp, he’s fine. He’ll be able to make his next start,” Pat Murphy said.
The Brewers’ offense picked him up with some additional insurance runs in the bottom half of the fourth when Jackson Chourio lifted his fourth home run of the homestand and 10th of the year.
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Chad Patrick, who came on in relief of Sproat, proceeded to absolutely shove. He struck out seven over 3 1/3 innings and allowed just one hit. It’s been a struggle for Patrick his last few times out, but he made an adjustment to the cutter and found much more success.
The Brewers were able to add some insurance in the eighth inning with singles from Contreras and Frelick, followed by an RBI double from pinch-hitter Andrew Vaughn. Pratt then tallied his first career RBI with a single over the first baseman’s head to make it 9-4.
Grant Anderson closed the door for the Brewers, and they’re now lined up to potentially sweep the Guardians on Thursday afternoon. Shane Drohan will get the start for Milwaukee in that game, with Parker Messick starting for Cleveland in a southpaw-on-southpaw matchup. First pitch is at 1:10 p.m.
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