The Milwaukee Brewers erupted for eight runs in the second inning and went on to beat the Atlanta Braves 9-4 on June 21, 2026, at Truist Park in Atlanta, GA. After falling behind in the first, Milwaukee’s offense flipped the game in a single frame and backed a winning start from Robert Gasser, while Chad Patrick closed out the final three innings to earn the save.
Milwaukee finished with 9 runs on 13 hits and no errors, leaving seven on base. Atlanta had 4 runs on 7 hits with one error and left three on base.
Eight-run second inning turns the game
Atlanta struck first in the bottom of the first. Ozzie Albies lifted a sacrifice fly to right field, bringing home Mauricio Dubón for a 1-0 Braves lead.
The Brewers answered immediately and decisively in the top of the second, sending a long rally through the heart of the inning and piling up extra-base hits and run-scoring singles. Sal Frelick started the scoring with a double to left field that brought in William Contreras and Jake Bauers to put Milwaukee in front 2-1.
David Hamilton followed with a double to center, scoring Frelick for a 3-1 advantage. Jackson Chourio then singled to center to drive in Hamilton, pushing the lead to 4-1 and moving Christian Yelich up to second base on the play.
Milwaukee kept the line moving as Brice Turang singled to right to score Yelich, with Chourio advancing to second. The inning’s biggest swing came next: Contreras homered to left field, a three-run shot that scored Chourio and Turang and stretched the margin to 8-1.
With the early cushion established, the Brewers carried the 8-1 lead through the middle innings as the game settled into a pitching-driven stretch.
Braves chip away, Brewers add on
Atlanta got one run back in the bottom of the fourth when Joey Bart grounded out softly from third baseman David Hamilton to first baseman Jake Bauers, allowing Michael Harris II to score and trimming the deficit to 8-2.
Milwaukee added an insurance run in the top of the seventh to make it 9-2. The Braves scored twice in the bottom of the ninth, but the Brewers still finished with a five-run win.
Pitching decisions and standout performances
Gasser earned the win for Milwaukee, going 6.0 innings and allowing 2 earned runs while striking out seven and issuing one walk (W, 1-3). Patrick recorded the save by working the final 3.0 innings; he allowed 2 earned runs, struck out two, and did not walk a batter (S, 4).
For Atlanta, Bryce Elder took the loss after 6.0 innings in which he allowed 8 earned runs, struck out six, and walked two (L, 5-5). Reynaldo López threw 3.0 scoreless innings in relief with three strikeouts and one walk.
At the plate, Contreras led the Brewers with a 4-for-5 day that included a home run and three RBIs, scoring twice. Frelick’s second-inning double drove in two runs, while Hamilton and Chourio each delivered run-scoring hits during the decisive rally. Rowdy Tellez went 1-for-1 with a home run and two RBIs.
The scoring summary reflected the game’s defining moment: Milwaukee’s eight-run second inning after Atlanta’s first-inning sacrifice fly, followed by smaller additions and late runs that rounded out the 9-4 final.