Christian Yelich drives in 3 runs in Brewers' 5-3 win over Athletics

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Christian Yelich drove in three runs and Caleb Durbin had two hits in his major league debut to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-3 victory over the Athletics on Friday night.

Freddy Peralta (2-1) threw 93 pitches and allowed seven hits in five shutout innings for the Brewers.

Jackson Chourio had an RBI double before scoring on a single by Yelich to put the Brewers up 2-0 in the fourth off Athletics starter J.T. Ginn (1-1).

Brice Turang had a two-out single, stole second and scored on a base hit by Yelich to make it 3-0 in the fifth.

JJ Bleday drew a walk off Nick Mears and scored on a forceout by Gio Urshela to get the A's within two in the sixth.

Durbin led off with a single in the seventh and scored his first run on a groundout by Yelich.

Bryan Hudson allowed two runs in the ninth before Trevor Megill got the final two outs for his second save.

Ginn gave up three runs on four hits, pitching 4 1/3 innings with seven strikeouts.

Bryan Hudson issued a pair of walks before Brent Rooker doubled in a run to get MLB home run leader Tyler Soderstrom — with nine — to the plate as the tying run. Megill entered and retired Soderstrom on a sacrifice fly before striking out Shea Langeliers for the Brewers' third straight win.

Brewers 3B Oliver Dunn and Vinny Capra had an MLB-worst .188 on-base percentage and the second worst OPS at .429. Dunn was optioned to Triple-A Nashville before the game in favor of Durbin, who was acquired from the Yankees in the Devin Williams trade.

RHP Luis Severino (0-3, 4.01 ERA) starts for the Athletics against Brewers rookie RHP Chad Patrick (1-0, 1.76) on Saturday night.

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A fan holds up a sign welcoming Milwaukee Brewers' Caleb Durbin who is scheduled to make his MLB debut in a baseball game against the Athletics, Friday, April 18, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

Athletics' starting pitcher J.T Ginn throws to the Milwaukee Brewers in the first inning of their game Friday, April 18, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta throws to the Athletics in the first inning of a baseball game Friday, April 18, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

Milwaukee Brewers' Caleb Durbin runs to first base after his first MLB hit, in the third inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Friday, April 18, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

Milwaukee Brewers' Caleb Durbin, right, reacts with Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta after catching a foul ball hit by Athletics' Lawrence Butler during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Friday, April 18, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Freddy Peralta reacts after the final out during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Friday, April 18, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

Milwaukee Brewers' Caleb Durbin cannot throw out Athletics' Miguel Andujar during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Friday, April 18, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday fired off another warning to the government of Cuba as the close ally of Venezuela braces for potential widespread unrest after Nicolás Maduro was deposed as Venezuela's leader.

Cuba, a major beneficiary of Venezuelan oil, has now been cut off from those shipments as U.S. forces continue to seize tankers in an effort to control the production, refining and global distribution of the country's oil products.

Trump said on social media that Cuba long lived off Venezuelan oil and money and had offered security in return, “BUT NOT ANYMORE!”

“THERE WILL BE NO MORE OIL OR MONEY GOING TO CUBA - ZERO!” Trump said in the post as he spent the weekend at his home in southern Florida. “I strongly suggest they make a deal, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.” He did not explain what kind of deal.

The Cuban government said 32 of its military personnel were killed during the American operation last weekend that captured Maduro. The personnel from Cuba’s two main security agencies were in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, as part of an agreement between Cuba and Venezuela.

“Venezuela doesn’t need protection anymore from the thugs and extortionists who held them hostage for so many years,” Trump said Sunday. “Venezuela now has the United States of America, the most powerful military in the World (by far!), to protect them, and protect them we will.”

Trump also responded to another account’s social media post predicting that his secretary of state, Marco Rubio, will be president of Cuba: “Sounds good to me!” Trump said.

Trump and top administration officials have taken an increasingly aggressive tone toward Cuba, which had been kept economically afloat by Venezuela. Long before Maduro's capture, severe blackouts were sidelining life in Cuba, where people endured long lines at gas stations and supermarkets amid the island’s worst economic crisis in decades.

Trump has said previously that the Cuban economy, battered by years of a U.S. embargo, would slide further with the ouster of Maduro.

“It’s going down,” Trump said of Cuba. “It’s going down for the count.”

A person watches the oil tanker Ocean Mariner, Monrovia, arrive to the bay in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

President Donald Trump attends a meeting with oil executives in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)