Joey Ortiz helps power Brewers offense to series opening win against Padres
Ortiz blasts first homer of season to secure Brandon Sproat’s first career MLB win
Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Joey Ortiz (3) reacts after hitting a solo home run off of San Diego Padres pitcher Matt Waldron during the third inning of their game Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. | Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images On the night where Christian Yelich returned to the lineup, one of the biggest punching bags of the offense had the big performance. Joey Ortiz has taken a lot of heat this year from fans for his slow start at the plate.
Understandably so, Ortiz entered Tuesday’s game with a . 181 average, a . 443 OPS, and a 27 OPS+.
He had just one extra-base hit on the season. That changed on Tuesday night at American Family Field as Ortiz secured the first Brewers hit of the night and their first run in one swing, lifting a 395 foot home run to left. That’s his first home run since July 19th, 2025.
Joey gets us on the board with his first long ball of the year pic. twitter. com/1Qkz9koITC — Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) May 13, 2026 “In the cages before the game, I was watching William (Contreras) and I was like ‘I wanna be like William today’ and it worked out so maybe I’ll do that tomorrow, too.
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