Chris Carter got things rolling for Milwaukee with a two-run homer in the first, and Scooter Gennett and Hernan Perez followed suit with solo shots of their own. The Crew capped off the day with an RBI triple by Orlando Arcia with two outs in the eighth. Matt Garza won his third consecutive start, working around seven hits and three walks to allow two runs in six innings.
Since 1940, there have been 18 perfect games in the Majors; the Brewers plated a run in every inning for just the eighth time in that span.
Braves starter Roberto Hernandez surrendered the initial damage, allowing five runs over four innings in his second big league outing of the season. Erick Aybar hit a home run as part of a three-hit game for Atlanta, which dropped consecutive games to split the four-game set with the Brewers.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Piña colada: When the Brewers traded away All-Star catcher Jonathan Lucroy at the Trade Deadline, it opened up a roster spot for Manny Pina, 29, who had been at Triple-A Colorado Springs. On Thursday, Piña delivered his best big league performance to date with two hits, including a bases-clearing double to give the Brewers a 9-2 lead in the sixth. The three RBIs were the first of Piña's career, which includes brief stops with the Royals in 2011-12.
Understudy outdone: It didn't take long for Hernandez to provide the reminder he was just a short-term fix for an injury-depleted rotation that should welcome Julio Teheran back from the disabled list next week. Making his second start of the season, the 35-year-old right-hander allowed seven hits, including the three solo homers, over four innings. Two of the outs he was credited with came courtesy of catcher Anthony Recker, who notched three caught stealings, including two within the first three innings.
Curt Hogg is a reporter for MLB.com based in Milwaukee.
Mark Bowman has covered the Braves for MLB.com since 2001.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
Brewers score in every inning, bash 3 homers
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