MILWAUKEE — Rowdy Tellez has no clarification for his uncanny degree of success in opposition to the Boston Red Sox.

Tellez continued to torment the Red Sox on Saturday evening, homering for the second straight sport whereas serving to the Milwaukee Brewers win 5-4.

Tellez, who confronted Boston extra continuously whereas taking part in for the Toronto Blue Jays from 2018-21, has 14 homers and 29 RBIs in 37 profession video games in opposition to the Red Sox.

“I don’t know,” Tellez stated. “They’re just the unfortunate team, I guess. Somebody’s always got to have one team to do better against than the others, and I guess the Sox are mine.”

Tellez entered Saturday with a 1.183 profession OPS in opposition to the Red Sox. He hasn’t hit greater than eight homers in opposition to every other workforce.

His two-run shot off Garrett Whitlock within the third inning Saturday gave the Brewers an early 3-0 lead. The 412-foot blast over the center-field wall on a 3-2 changeup capped an eight-pitch plate look.

PHOTOS: Tellez homers in opposition to Red Sox once more as Brewers win 5-4

“He was fighting off good pitches and smacked the one he got,” Whitlock stated.

Yu Chang and Rafael Devers hit two-run homers for the Red Sox. Devers’ blast was his AL-leading eighth of the season.

Milwaukee’s Christian Yelich went 2 for 4 with two runs and an RBI.

The Brewers, who had fallen 5-3 to the Red Sox on Friday, nonetheless haven’t misplaced back-to-back video games all season.

“It’s great because last year we went through quite a few losing streaks,” Brewers reliever Hoby Milner stated. “It’s hard to come back from a losing streak and get on a heater. … We’re going to lose some games and we know that. It’s when you start losing multiple in a row that you start doubting yourselves. As long as we can avoid that, we should be in good shape.”

The Red Sox introduced the tying run to scoring place in every of the final two innings, however couldn’t break by.

Justin Turner hit a one-out double off Peter Strzelecki within the eighth, however Milner struck out Jarren Duran and Devers to finish the risk.

Masataka Yoshida reached on a one-out single within the ninth and superior to second on Raimel Tapia’s grounder to the left aspect, however Devin Williams retired Reese McGuire on a fly to shallow left and earned his third save in as many alternatives.

Milwaukee’s Wade Miley (3-1) struck out three and allowed 4 hits, two runs and one stroll in 5 innings to decrease his ERA to 1.96. Whitlock (1-2) struck out one and gave up eight hits, 5 runs and one stroll in 4 innings.

Miley benefited from some good protection behind him. After Chang’s two-out shot to left reduce Milwaukee’s result in 3-2 within the fifth, Brewers rookie middle fielder Joey Wiemer made a leaping catch on the warning monitor to rob Alex Verdugo of an extra-base hit.

“He’s one of the better outfielders in baseball, as young as he is,” Miley stated. “He’s fun to watch.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

Red Sox: McGuire acquired hit within the prime of the best hand by a foul tip whereas working behind the plate within the ninth inning. X-rays have been destructive.

“As a catcher, you’re kind of used to just getting baseballs all over,” McGuire stated. “I got some on the forearm the other night. So it’s just one of those things you kind of shake off at first, but that one kind of stung. And then when I looked down, it was kind of starting to swell up a little bit. It’s just the life of the catcher, right there.”

Brewers: RHP Adrian Houser is predicted to throw 75-80 pitches Sunday with Triple-A Nashville and will find yourself beginning when he returns from a proper groin damage that has saved him from making his 2023 debut.

Houser began 76 video games from 2019-22, however had been anticipated to open this season within the bullpen. That plan would possibly change now that Brandon Woodruff is out indefinitely with an injured proper shoulder.

“With Woody’s injury, we decided that stretching Adrian out is the best thing to do,” Brewers supervisor Craig Counsell stated earlier than the sport.

UP NEXT

RHP Brayan Bello (0-1, 16.88) begins for the Red Sox and RHP Corbin Burnes (2-1, 4.76) pitches for the Brewers within the rubber sport of this sequence Sunday.

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