SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jake Cronenworth had his first career multi-homer game with two two-run shots and drove in a career-high six runs as the San Diego Padres beat the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers 10-3 Saturday to snap a three-game losing streak.
In a scary moment in the eighth, Brewers reliever Gus Varland was hit on the jaw by a 105.1 mph line drive by Manny Machado and came out of the game. The impact knocked Varland to the ground and he woozily stood up and dropped his glove as two teammates and a trainer rushed to his side. He went down on his knees as he was tended to and then walked off the field with two trainers.
Cronenworth, who signed an $80 million, seven-year contract two weeks earlier, hit a tiebreaking shot off the top of the right field wall with two outs in the fifth inning off Freddy Peralta (2-1) and then connected to center field with one out in the seventh off Hoby Milner. He has three homers this year. Cronenworth and Nelson Cruz drew consecutive bases-loaded walks in the eighth after Javy Guerra replaced Varland.
Cronenworth also had an RBI single in the first. Xander Bogaerts also had three hits, while Cruz had two hits and three RBIs.
San Diego had lost consecutive games to the Brewers due largely to solid outings by former Padres pitchers Colin Rea and Eric Lauer, as well as Rowdy Tellez's slugging.
The Padres twice rallied against Peralta, including in the fifth. With the score tied at 3, Cruz fouled a ball off his left foot with two outs and needed a few minutes to shake it off before hitting a single to left. Cronenworth followed with a first-pitch homer.
The Brewers had tied the game when Seth Lugo hit Jesse Winker with a pitch with the bases loaded and two outs in the fourth.
Cruz and Cronenworth hit consecutive RBI singles with two outs in the first to tie the game at 2. Winker had an RBI double and Brian Anderson a run-scoring single in the top of the inning.
Lugo allowed three runs and eight hits in 3 2/3 innings. Peralta gave up five runs and nine hits in five innings.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Brewers: RHP Brandon Woodruff has a shoulder strain and will be sidelined longer than initially thought, manager Craig Counsell said. Woodruff, placed on the 15-day IL on Tuesday, won't do any throwing the rest of the road trip, which ends Wednesday at Seattle, and he'll be re-examined.
UP NEXT
Brewers LHP Wade Miley (1-1, 2.45) is scheduled to start Sunday's series finale against RHP Yu Darvish (0-1, 4.76).
