Tomoyuki Sugano earns his 10th win as Rockies defeat Brewers 5-2

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Tomoyuki Sugano picked up his 10th win and Kyle Karros and TJ Rumfield each had two hits as the Colorado Rockies capitalized on a fast start to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2 on Friday.

Sugano (10-4) struck out five over 5 1/3 innings and allowed two runs on a pair of homers — Christian Yelich's 413-foot leadoff drive in the first inning and Brice Turang's 434-foot blast in the sixth. Sugano was making his second start since coming off the injured list after missing three weeks due to back spasms.

Milwaukee brought the tying run to the plate after Andrew Vaughn and Jake Bauers started the ninth inning with consecutive singles. Jordan Romano regrouped from there by getting Joey Ortiz to pop up, striking out Gary Sánchez struck out and retiring Yelich on a fly to right.

Romano picked up his eighth save in 10 opportunities.

Although the Rockies (42-63) have the National League’s worst record, they’re just one win away from matching their total from a year ago, when they finished 43-119.

Colorado wasted no time taking charge against the NL Central-leading Brewers.

After Milwaukee’s Shane Drohan struck out Jake McCarthy to start the game, Karros and Cole Carrigg hit consecutive doubles to put the Rockies ahead for good. Hunter Goodman singled home Carrigg.

Colorado added single runs in the third and fourth innings to extend its lead to 4-1.

McCarthy led off the third with a triple and scored on a single by Karros, who was thrown out trying to reach second. Willi Castro led off the fourth with a single, stole second, reached third on a grounder and scored on Mickey Moniak’s sacrifice fly.

Drohan (5-4) struck out six but gave up a career-high five runs in six innings. He departed in the seventh after issuing a leadoff walk to Moniak, who scored when Rumfield greeted Grant Anderson with a pinch-hit double.

Ryan Feltner (3-4, 5.48 ERA) pitches for Colorado and Robert Gasser (2-4, 4.91) starts for Milwaukee on Saturday.

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Colorado Rockies' Willi Castro, right, steals second base as Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Joey Ortiz, left, is late with the tag during the fourth inning of a baseball game Friday, July 24, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf) CORRECTION: Corrects to Rockies' Willi Castro steals second base not Rockies' Kyle Karros is tagged out.

Milwaukee Brewers' Brice Turang, right, watches his home run with Colorado Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman, left, during the sixth inning of a baseball game Friday, July 24, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)

Colorado Rockies' Jake McCarthy hits a triple as Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras, left, looks on during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, July 24, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)

Colorado Rockies designated hitter Mickey Moniak hits a sacrifice fly, allowing Willi Castro to score, as Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras, left, looks on during the fourth inning of a baseball game Friday, July 24, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)

DETROIT (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer endorsed Rep. Haley Stevens in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate on Friday, in a race with Abdul El-Sayed that has become a focal point for the party's fight between its moderate establishment and progressive wings.

Whitmer remains popular in the battleground state, where she has twice won by substantial margins, and her endorsement gives Stevens a significant boost a day before early in-person voting begins. Whitmer also has history with El-Sayed, whom she defeated in the 2018 Democratic primary for governor.

The second-term governor appeared with Stevens and South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn in Detroit on Friday, repeating her endorsement in front of more than 100 people at a Teamsters hall. She said Steven has “what it takes to win.”

"Michiganders need a fighter in Washington and there are few leaders with more fight in ’em than Haley Stevens,” Whitmer said, who left the event without taking questions from reporters.

Stevens has pitched herself as a Democrat who has won tough elections, including flipping a Republican-held House seat. She has been backed by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and Michigan Sen. Gary Peters, a two-term Democrat who is retiring from the seat.

She's in a tight race for the Democratic nomination against El-Sayed, a progressive whose supporters include Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen.

“The corporate establishment has closed ranks and made their pick – now, Michigan voters will get to make theirs,” said Roxie Richner, a spokesperson for El-Sayed.

The winner of the Aug. 4 primary will face Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers in November for a critical, battleground Senate seat. Democrats are hoping to flip the Senate in November, and Michigan remains a key part of their plan.

Stevens is a four-term congresswoman from the Detroit area. Her candidacy has benefited from tens of millions in spending by outside political groups, including nearly $30 million from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, which supports pro-Israel candidates.

El-Sayed, who accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, has criticized Stevens for taking money from AIPAC.

Whitmer is a term-limited governor who isn’t on the ballot this fall, though she has been mentioned as a possible 2028 presidential candidate. She is the best-known politician in Michigan.

Whitmer had long weighed the decision. Stevens’ success winning in a competitive district, including converting the GOP-held seat for Democrats in 2018, was among the factors in the endorsement, according to a person who was familiar with the governor’s deliberations but was not authorized to discuss private conversations and spoke on condition of anonymity.

From left foreground, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate primary candidate Abdul El-Sayed, and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT. join hands together following a campaign rally, Saturday, July 18, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)

FILE - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers the State of the State address at the Michigan state Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Feb. 25, 2026. (Devin Anderson-Torrez/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP, File)