Brewers top Tigers 6-2; Caratini, Wiemer homered
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - APRIL 26: Joey Wiemer #28 of the Milwaukee Brewers hits a solo home run in the eighth inning against the Detroit Tigers at American Family Field on April 26, 2023 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE - Victor Caratini and rookie Joey Wiemer homered to back Freddy Peralta, leading the Milwaukee Brewers over the Detroit Tigers 6-2 on Wednesday to avoid a series sweep and stop a three-game losing streak.
Detroit shortstop Javier Báez, who entered with a 10-game hitting streak, left in the first inning after being struck on the left hand by a 93 mph Peralta pitch. The Tigers said Báez’s hand was bruised and X-rays were negative.
Peralta (3-2) allowed a pair of unearned runs and four hits over six innings with eight strikeouts and no walks. He rebounded from a pair of poor outings in which he gave up nine earned runs in 10 2/3 innings. Bryse Wilson, Hoby Milner, Peter Strzelecki and Devin Williams finished a six-hitter.
Michael Lorenzen (0-1), making his third start, gave up five runs and seven hits in five innings.
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Milwaukee took a 3-0 lead in the first when Christian Yelich was hit by a pitch, Jesse Winker walked, Rowdy Tellez hit an RBI double and Brian Anderson added a two-run single. Caratini added a two-run homer in the third for a 5-0 lead.
After Anderson misplayed Nick Maton's fly to right for an error in the fourth, Detroit scored a pair of unearned runs on the first of Akil Baddoo's two doubles and Jake Rogers' run-scoring single.
Wiemer homered against Tyler Holton in the eighth.