Braves rally late but drop game, series in Milwaukee

The Milwaukee Brewers' Keston Hiura celebrates after hitting an RBI double during the sixth inning of Wednesday's game against the visiting Atlanta Braves. Hiura went 2-for-4 with two doubles, and the Brewers won 5-4 to take two of three games in the series.

By Associated Press July 17, 2019 3 min read

MILWAUKEE – After Christian Yelich helped the Milwaukee Brewers take a big lead, Josh Hader preserved the win that nearly got away.

Hader struck out Ozzie Albies with two outs and the tying run on third base in the ninth inning to save a 5-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.

“They put a nice comeback on him, had some good at-bats against him, but he finished it,” manager Craig Counsell said of Hader.

Yelich’s solo homer in the sixth inning was his third in four games and his 34th of the season, tying the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger for the MLB lead. That made it 3-0, and RBI hits by Keston Hiura and Manny Pina in the inning extended the lead.

Pina hit a two-run homer in the second.