Brewers walk off Yankees in extras as William Contreras plays hero
Jake Bauers homered as well as the Brewers offense gets going late against Yankees
May 9, 2026; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy (49) smiles while he waits for a reliever to take the mound against the New York Yankees in the eighth inning at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Michael McLoone-Imagn Images | Michael McLoone-Imagn Images It was a matchup of two young pitchers who have been dominating to start 2026, Cam Schlittler and Kyle Harrison. Offense would be at a premium, that was certain.
The Brewers nearly were able to knock Schlittler out of the game in the first inning, after William Contreras ripped a 108. 5 MPH comebacker off of Schlittler’s calf for an infield single. He hobbled around gingerly and his first test pitch sailed to the backstop.
He pushed through to remain in the game, but was slow walking off the field after the inning. He continued on and showed no ill effects from that hit and completed six innings, allowing just two hits while striking out six. Kyle Harrison, meanwhile, lost the shutout on the first batter of the game, allowing a no-doubt home run to 38 year old leadoff hitter and notorious Brewers killer Paul Goldschmidt.
Then in the 2nd inning, Harrison walked Amed Rosario and Jazz Chisholm with nobody out. He got out of it with no runs allowed, though. Then in the 4th, the Yankees went double-single-walk to load the bases with nobody out.