Brewers bounce back behind another strong Kyle Harrison start, top Royals 8–5

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - APRIL 05: Starting pitcher Kyle Harrison #52 of the Milwaukee Brewers pitches during the 1st inning of the game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on April 05, 2026 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) | Getty Images Kansas City made today’s game interesting a couple of times, but Milwaukee held on for the win. Kyle Harrison turned in another impressive performance and got plenty of run support, propelling the Brewers to their third straight series victory.

Royals starter Kris Bubic retired Brice Turang and Luis Rengifo to start the game, but William Contreras walked to keep the inning alive. Up next was Christian Yelich, who worked a full count before flaring a line drive down the left field line. Kansas City leftfielder Nick Loftin, sprinting down the left field line, laid out to catch the liner and just missed it.

The ball landed in fair territory and kicked off the wall, allowing William Contreras to score easily as Yelich raced into third with a triple. Gary Sánchez also took Bubic to a full count before squaring up a fastball up in the zone for a 109 mph two-run home run, already his third of the season. YELI TRIPLE + KRAKEN HR 3 runs in the first ‼️ pic.

twitter. com/BVGrbuWTai — Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) April 5, 2026 Luis Matos struck out for the third out, but the damage was done — Milwaukee led 3-0 before Harrison even threw a pitch. Harrison was dealing to start the game, allowing only one batter to reach (on a walk) through the first two innings.