MILWAUKEE — Leading off the ninth inning of a tie game, Milwaukee's Garrett Mitchell planned to try beating out a bunt hit.
However he had to change his approach after falling behind 1-2 in the count.
So he blasted a game-winning shot into the right-field seats instead.
Mitchell connected on a 3-2 cutter from Adam Ottavino (0-1) for his third homer in his past two games as the Brewers edged the New York Mets 7-6 on Wednesday.
"You play some of these moments in your head," Mitchell said. "You want to be up in those types of moments.