WASHINGTON (AP) - After witnessing two dozen runs and multiple comebacks over nine innings, Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell knew he had never seen something quite like the Brewers’ game against the Washington Nationals.
He couldn’t have guessed there would be another five innings of back-and-forth wackiness between the two National League playoff contenders.
Eric Thames hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the 14th inning, and Milwaukee finally held on for a wild 15-14 victory Saturday night.
“It’s one of the clichés in baseball: You never know what you’re going to see every day when you come to the field,” Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich said.