Brewers come back but can’t hold on in 5-4 loss to Tigers
Bullpen falters late as Milwaukee drops rubber match in Detroit
DETROIT, MI - APRIL 23: Abner Uribe #45 of the Milwaukee Brewers walks off the field after giving up the winning home run to Spencer Torkelson of the Detroit Tigers in the ninth inning at Comerica Park on April 23, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Brewers nearly won a pitching duel between Tarik Skubal and Brandon Sproat, but the bullpen couldn’t hold the lead. Milwaukee is now two games over .
500 after dropping the final two games against Detroit. Rookie standout Kevin McGonigle led off the bottom of the first with a double against Brewers starter Brandon Sproat. Sproat got the next two batters to ground out, but his first pitch to Tigers cleanup hitter Riley Greene was a slow curveball that Greene crushed for a two-run homer.
Not an ideal start for a team facing Skubal. Skubal, one of the best pitchers in the game, did what he was expected to do against a top-heavy Brewers lineup. Through six innings, he’d allowed just four hits — two of them bunts — and one run.
Skubal didn’t give up a single hit his first time through the order, but Milwaukee got on the board the second time around thanks to back-to-back doubles from William Contreras and Gary Sánchez in the fourth. Love our two catchers @Wcontreras42 x @ElGarySanchez pic. twitter.