A five-run inning helped the offense chase Yu Darvish early and the pitching staff recorded 17 strikeouts as the Brewers trounced the Padres 7-1 in Friday night’s series opener.
The win extends the Crew’s winning streak to six games.
After Darvish faced one over the minimum through the first two innings, Brice Turang singled and Tyrone Taylor reached on a hit-by-pitch to start the third. William Contreras and Willy Adames delivered RBI singles to give the Brewers a 2-0 lead. Rowdy Tellez followed with a three-run home run to make it 5-0.
It was Tellez’s 13th blast of the year and his first since May 22, snapping a career-worst drought of 128 plate appearances between home runs.