The game turned in one devastating inning. Milwaukee scored seven runs in the sixth to transform a 3-1 deficit into an 8-3 lead, cruising to a 12-4 victory over Colorado at Coors Field.
Gary Sanchez anchored the offensive explosion, going 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs. The veteran catcher's two-run homer to left center traveled 447 feet and gave Milwaukee its first lead at 4-3. Garrett Mitchell added three hits including a triple, driving in two runs, while Andrew Vaughn collected three hits and scored three times.
The sixth inning unraveled quickly for Colorado. Vaughn tripled to bring home William Contreras, then Sanchez launched his decisive homer. Mitchell scored on a walk to Joey Ortiz, Brice Turang singled home two more runs, and Contreras capped the rally with an RBI groundout. Milwaukee added four more runs in the ninth, with Mitchell's triple driving in two.
Shane Drohan earned the victory with 6.1 innings of work, allowing three runs on five hits with four strikeouts. Jaden Hill absorbed the loss after surrendering five runs in just one-third of an inning during the sixth-inning collapse. Kyle Freeland pitched five innings for Colorado, carrying a 7.81 ERA.
Milwaukee extended its winning streak to two games and improved to 39-23. Colorado fell to 24-41, extending its losing streak to three games. Sanchez sits five home runs away from 200 career homers, while Freeland is 11 strikeouts from 1,000 career strikeouts.