Brewers beat stumbling Red Sox 8-6 behind Mitchell's tiebreaking single and 3 hits from Yelich

BOSTON (AP) — Garrett Mitchell lined a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the stumbling Boston Red Sox 8-6 on Monday night, sending them to their eighth loss in nine games.

Christian Yelich had three hits and an RBI for the red-hot Brewers (8-2).

Willson Contreras hit a solo homer and reached base five times for the Red Sox (2-8).

Garrett Whitlock (0-1) walked two batters before Mitchell’s go-ahead hit. Left fielder Roman Anthony threw wildly to the plate, allowing a second run to score that made it 7-5.

Aaron Ashby (3-0) got four outs and Angel Zerpa worked the ninth for his first career save.

Contreras had words with Milwaukee starter Brandon Woodruff after getting hit by a pitch on the hand. Contreras then slid hard into second base, banging into David Hamilton’s left knee with his cleats and tearing his pants.

After a strange top of the fourth when Milwaukee grabbed a 4-3 edge, the Red Sox regained the lead with two unearned runs in the bottom half. Contreras had an RBI double, making it 5-4 after the tying run scored on Hamilton’s error at shortstop.

The Brewers scored four times without hitting a ball out of the infield to wipe out a 3-0 deficit with three infield singles, three walks and a fielding error by third baseman Caleb Durbin. The only hit that scored a run was a slow dribbler by Yelich.

Woodruff gave up five runs, three earned, in 5 2/3 innings.

Brayan Bello has failed to get through five innings in either of his two starts for Boston this season. He allowed four runs, three earned, in 3 1/3 innings after giving up six runs over 4 2/3 innings in a loss at Houston on March 31.

Brewers RHP Jacob Misiorowski (1-0, 2.45 ERA) faces Red Sox LHP Garrett Crochet (1-1, 3.27) on Tuesday.

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Boston Red Sox's Willson Contreras (40) is forced out by Milwaukee Brewers shortstop David Hamilton (6) during the third inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Aaron Ashby delivers during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Boston Red Sox left fielder Roman Anthony walks along the warning track, passing the American League East standing board, during a mound visit in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Fenway Park, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Angel Zerpa celebrates after his team defeated the Boston Red Sox in a baseball game at Fenway Park, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich, right, is congratulated by Jake Bauers (9) after scoring on a single by Garrett Mitchell during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Germán Márquez combined with two relievers on a seven-hit shutout for his first win with San Diego, and the Padres ended the Pittsburgh Pirates’ five-game winning streak with a 5-0 victory Monday night.

Nick Castellanos hit the first of San Diego's four RBI doubles. Jackson Merrill, Jake Cronenworth and Ramón Laureano each had a run-scoring double as well to help the Padres win their third straight.

Márquez (1-1) pitched five innings, allowing six hits and one walk on 92 pitches. He struck out four.

Ron Marinaccio and David Morgan each worked two innings to finish San Diego's second shutout this season.

Manny Machado scored a run and knocked in another with a groundout. Freddy Fermin scored twice, and Xander Bogaerts had two hits and a walk.

Pirates rookie starter Bubba Chandler (0-1) threw 83 pitches over 4 1/3 innings. He gave up three runs, five hits and four walks.

Pittsburgh went 1 for 10 with runners in scoring position and lost at home for the first time this season.

Nick Pivetta (1-1) starts against Pirates ace Paul Skenes (1-1) on Tuesday in the middle game of the series.

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Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Bubba Chandler delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Pittsburgh, Monday, April 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Pittsburgh Pirates' Konnor Griffin (6) breaks his bat on a throw from San Diego Padres pitcher Germán Márquez and grounds out to end the bottom of the second inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Monday, April 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

San Diego Padres pitcher Germán Márquez delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, Monday, April 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

San Diego Padres' Freddy Fermin, left, scores behind Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Henry Davis, right, on a double by Padres' Ramón Laureano off Pirates pitcher Justin Lawrence during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Monday, April 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

San Diego Padres' Ramón Laureano, right, doubles off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Justin Lawrence (no shown), driving in a run, during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Monday, April 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)