MILWAUKEE (AP) — Christian Yelich, Rhys Hoskins and Sal Frelick all hit home runs Wednesday and the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Detroit Tigers 5-1.
Milwaukee took two of three in the series.
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Milwaukee Brewers' Rhys Hoskins reacts after his home run against the Detroit Tigers during the third inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Keider Montero throws to the Milwaukee Brewers during the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
Milwaukee Brewers' Garrett Mitchell (5) reacts after his triple against the Detroit Tigers during the second inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
Milwaukee Brewers' Rhys Hoskins hits a home run against the Detroit Tigers during the third inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
Milwaukee Brewers' Sal Frelick (10) reacts with Rhys Hoskins after Felick's home run against the Detroit Tigers during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Jose Quintana throws against the Detroit Tigers during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich watches his home run against the Detroit Tigers during the third inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
The Brewers pushed across a run in the second off Keider Montero (0-1) when Garrett Mitchell tripled with one out and scored on Oliver Dunn’s sacrifice bunt. Dunn became the first Brewers player to use a “torpedo” bat during the plate appearance.
Yelich connected for a solo home run with one out in the third. Hoskins hit a two-run blast later in the inning to push Milwaukee’s lead to 4-0.
José Quintana (2-0), making his second start of the season after pitching seven shoutout innings in his Brewers debut on Friday, held the Tigers to one run and four hits over 5 2/3 innings. The 36-year-old left-hander, who signed as a free agent on March 5, surrendered a solo home run to Spencer Torkelson with one-out in the sixth. He struck out four and walked three.
Frelick’s lead-off homer against Montero in the Brewers half of the sixth, his first of the season, gave Milwaukee a 5-1 lead.
Montero, who made his season debut for the Tigers after being recalled from Triple-A Toledo, gave up five runs in five innings and departed after two batters in the sixth. He walked one and had eight strikeouts.
Four Brewers relievers combined for 3 1/3 shutout innings.
Quintana walked three batters in the first inning but kept the Tigers off the board. After issuing a lead-off walk to Justyn-Henry Malloy, Quintana got Gleyber Torres to ground into a double play. Quintana walked the next two batters before Riley Greene grounded out to end the inning.
Milwaukee catcher William Contreras extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a first-inning single.
RHP Reese Olson (1-1, 6.00 ERA) starts for the Tigers in the opener of a four-game series against the Royals in Detroit on Thursday.
RHP Freddy Peralta (1-1, 2.31) will take the mound on Friday when the Brewers start a three-game set at home against the Athletics.
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Milwaukee Brewers' Rhys Hoskins reacts after his home run against the Detroit Tigers during the third inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Keider Montero throws to the Milwaukee Brewers during the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
Milwaukee Brewers' Garrett Mitchell (5) reacts after his triple against the Detroit Tigers during the second inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
Milwaukee Brewers' Rhys Hoskins hits a home run against the Detroit Tigers during the third inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
Milwaukee Brewers' Sal Frelick (10) reacts with Rhys Hoskins after Felick's home run against the Detroit Tigers during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Jose Quintana throws against the Detroit Tigers during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich watches his home run against the Detroit Tigers during the third inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of nurses in three hospital systems in New York City went on strike Monday after negotiations through the weekend failed to yield breakthroughs in their contract disputes.
The strike was taking place at The Mount Sinai Hospital and two of its satellite campuses, with picket lines forming. The other affected hospitals are NewYork-Presbyterian and Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx.
About 15,000 nurses are involved in the strike, according to New York State Nurses Association.
“After months of bargaining, management refused to make meaningful progress on core issues that nurses have been fighting for: safe staffing for patients, healthcare benefits for nurses, and workplace violence protections,” the union said in a statement issued Monday. “Management at the richest hospitals in New York City are threatening to discontinue or radically cut nurses’ health benefits.”
The strike, which comes during a severe flu season, could potentially force the hospitals to transfer patients, cancel procedures or divert ambulances. It could also put a strain on city hospitals not involved in the contract dispute, as patients avoid the medical centers hit by the strike.
The hospitals involved have been hiring temporary nurses to try and fill the labor gap during the walkout, and said in a statement during negotiations that they would “do whatever is necessary to minimize disruptions.” Montefiore posted a message assuring patients that appointments would be kept.
“NYSNA’s leaders continue to double down on their $3.6 billion in reckless demands, including nearly 40% wage increases, and their troubling proposals like demanding that a nurse not be terminated if found to be compromised by drugs or alcohol while on the job," Montefiore spokesperson Joe Solmonese said Monday after the strike had started. "We remain resolute in our commitment to providing safe and seamless care, regardless of how long the strike may last.”
New York-Presbyterian accused the union of staging a strike to “create disruption,” but said in a statement that it has taken steps to ensure patients receive the care they need.
"We’re ready to keep negotiating a fair and reasonable contract that reflects our respect for our nurses and the critical role they play, and also recognizes the challenging realities of today’s healthcare environment,” the statement said.
The work stoppage is occurring at multiple hospitals simultaneously, but each medical center is negotiating with the union independently. Several other hospitals across the city and in its suburbs reached deals in recent days to avert a possible strike.
The nurses’ demands vary by hospital, but the major issues include staffing levels and workplace safety. The union says hospitals have given nurses unmanageable workloads.
Nurses also want better security measures in the workplace, citing incidents like a an incident last week, when a man with a sharp object barricaded himself in a Brooklyn hospital room and was then killed by police.
The union also wants limitations on hospitals’ use of artificial intelligence.
The nonprofit hospitals involved in the negotiations say they’ve been working to improve staffing levels, but say the union’s demands overall are too costly.
Nurses voted to authorize the strike last month.
Both New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani had expressed concern about the possibility of the strike. As the strike deadline neared, Mamdani urged both sides to keep negotiating and reach a deal that “both honors our nurses and keeps our hospitals open.”
“Our nurses kept this city alive through its hardest moments. Their value is not negotiable,” Mamdani said.
State Attorney General Letitia James voiced similar support, saying "nurses put their lives on the line every day to keep New Yorkers healthy. They should never be forced to choose between their own safety, their patients’ well-being, and a fair contract.”
The last major nursing strike in the city was only three years ago, in 2023. That work stoppage, at Mount Sinai and Montefiore, was short, lasting three days. It resulted in a deal raising pay 19% over three years at those hospitals.
It also led to promised staffing improvements, though the union and hospitals now disagree about how much progress has been made, or whether the hospitals are retreating from staffing guarantees.
Nurses strike outside New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Nurses strike outside New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Nurses strike outside New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Nurses strike outside New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Nurses strike outside New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Nurses strike outside Mount Sinai West Hospital, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Nurses strike outside Mount Sinai West Hospital, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Nurses strike outside Mount Sinai West Hospital, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Nurses strike outside Mount Sinai West Hospital, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
FILE - A medical worker transports a patient at Mount Sinai Hospital, April 1, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
