The game was decided in the second inning. Eight runs, a lead that never wavered, and a Braves crowd of 39,344 at Truist Park left to watch the final seven innings play out against a deficit that only grew. Milwaukee defeated Atlanta 9-4, and the outcome was never truly in doubt after the second.
William Contreras was the engine of the burst. He went 4-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBI on the night, carrying a .299 average into the game with 7 home runs and 46 RBI on the season. His three-run homer to left — measured at 408 feet — capped the second-inning rally and pushed the Brewers' lead to 8-1. Robert Gasser earned his first win of the season, working 6.0 innings and allowing 2 runs on 4 hits with 7 strikeouts and 1 walk, carrying a 4.50 ERA.
Atlanta struck first. Mauricio Dubon scored on Ozzie Albies' sacrifice fly to right in the bottom of the first, giving the Braves a 1-0 lead. Milwaukee answered immediately. Sal Frelick's double to left brought home Jake Bauers and Contreras to put the Brewers ahead 2-1 — the go-ahead play that proved permanent. David Hamilton then doubled to center, scoring Frelick. Jackson Chourio singled to center, scoring Hamilton. Brice Turang singled to right, scoring Christian Yelich. Then Contreras homered to left, scoring Chourio and Turang, and the inning was over at 8-1.
Bryce Elder absorbed the damage. He lasted 6.0 innings, surrendering 8 runs on 12 hits with 6 strikeouts and 2 walks, falling to 5-5 with a 3.71 ERA. Atlanta added a run in the fourth when Michael Harris II scored on a Joey Bart groundout, and Rowdy Tellez hit a two-run homer to center in the ninth — 422 feet — with Albies scoring, but the margin was never threatened. Reynaldo Lopez worked 3.0 innings of relief, allowing 1 run (0 earned) on 1 hit with 3 strikeouts. Chad Patrick closed it out with 3.0 innings, giving up 2 runs, earning his fourth save of the season.
Milwaukee snapped a three-game losing streak to improve to 45-29, remaining atop its division. Atlanta, despite the loss, holds a 48-27 record and first place in its own division. Albies, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI, is one stolen base away from 100 for his career.