Updated Aug. 30, 2026, 4:50 p.m. CT
Mercifully, it ended.
It didn’t finish nicely for the Milwaukee Brewers, however not less than it ended.
After three hours and 25 minutes of one of many slowest, most grueling video games they may play this 12 months, the Brewers have been retired so as within the backside of the ninth inning to lastly put an finish to a 7-4 loss to the Texas Rangers at American Family Field on Aug. 30.
It was the third longest non-extra inning sport the Brewers have performed for the reason that introduction of the pitch clock in 2023, with a 10-9 rodeo on Sept. 22, 2024 in opposition to the Arizona Diamondbacks that lasted three hours, 34 minutes as the highest spot-holder.
BOX SCORE:Rangers 7, Brewers 4
Dustin May lasted longer than the one pitch he threw in his final outing Aug. 26 in New York in opposition to the Mets, however the outcomes weren’t any higher as he took the loss after permitting 4 earned runs on six hits and three walks in 4 ⅓ innings.
The Brewers offense staked May to a 2-0 lead within the first inning and chased Rangers starter Kumar Rocker after simply three innings, however the right-hander couldn’t make it maintain up in his fifth outing as a Brewer.
Three hundred and fifty-nine pitches have been thrown within the sport, popping out to a median of 19.9 per innings.
200 profession homers for Gary Sánchez
With the Brewers trailing, 7-2, within the seventh, Gary Sánchez discovered his option to a spherical quantity with profession house run 200.
Sánchez clubbed an 0-2 fastball off of Jordan Montgomery, who spent two months on the Brewers injured checklist final 12 months however by no means appeared in a sport.
It was Sánchez’s eleventh house run of the season.
Joc Pederson makes it 5-2
Grant Anderson retired 4 straight Rangers to start his outing earlier than designated hitter Joc Pederson pulled his arms in on a sweeper to the within nook and stored it truthful 380 toes to proper to place Texas up, 5-2, within the sixth.
Dustin May struggles in fifth and departs
An outing of uncompetitive misses and permitting doubles caught as much as May in a huge means within the fifth.
The right-hander walked the primary two batters of the inning whereas throwing solely two pitches within the strike zone. Following a grounder to first, which once more got here on a three-ball rely, the Brewers opted to depart May in for Ezequiel Duran reasonably than herald Grant Anderson and he received pummeled for a ground-rule double on an elevated sinker to make it 4-2.
That was the fourth double allowed by May, who additionally walked three and was undone by too many huge misses.
Rangers tie it in second and third innings
Brewers heart fielder Garrett Mitchell appeared to have a probability on a fly to the warning monitor off the bat of Elias Diaz with two outs within the high of the second, however slowed up for simply a second, which was sufficient for it to simply clear his outstretched glove for an RBI two-bagger.
May gave up consecutive doubles with two away to get the Rangers on the board, then received burned with two outs once more within the third when Duran received on high of a four-seam fastball and despatched it out to left for a game-tying homer.
May has allowed 11 runs over 6 1/3 innings in his final three begins after allowing three in his first two begins and 13 innings with the Brewers.
Brewers get previous rely snafu to attain early
The complete ballpark was confused to start the underside of the primary when it was introduced there was a pitch clock violation on the pitcher to start Brice Turang’s at-bat and the Brewers second baseman proceeded to attract three balls however wasn’t given a stroll, but it surely was no hurt and no foul when Turang walked on the subsequent pitch to kick off a two-run, 35-pitch first.
Garrett Mitchell, Jake Bauers and Jackson Chourio all singled in succession to make it 2-0 earlier than the primary out of the sport for Milwaukee.
The Brewers have now scored within the first inning in 9 of their final 12 house video games.
What is the Brewers file?
85-52
Brewers possible pitchers and schedule
Brewers at Cubs, Aug. 31, 6:40 p.m.: Milwaukee LHP Kyle Harrison (10-3, 2.79) vs. Chicago RHP Clay Holmes (5-6, 2.26). TV – Brewers.TV/FS1. Radio – AM-620 WTMJ.
Brewers at Cubs, Sept. 1, 6:40 p.m.: Milwaukee LHP Robert Gasser (4-5, 4.59) vs. Chicago LHP Matthew Boyd (8-3, 3.99). TV – Brewers.TV/TBS. Radio – AM-620 WTMJ.
Brewers at Cubs, Sept. 2, 6:40 p.m.: Milwaukee RHP Jacob Misiorowski (14-5, 1.73) vs. Chicago LHP David Peterson (7-7, 5.11). TV – Brewers.TV. Radio – AM-620 WTMJ.
Brewers at Cubs, Sept. 3, 6:15 p.m.: Milwaukee RHP Logan Henderson (9-2, 2.48) vs. Chicago RHP Kevin Gausman (7-11, 4.37). TV – Fox. Radio – AM-620 WTMJ.