Brewers swipe team-record nine bases to spark blowout of A’s

Syndication: Journal SentinelMilwaukee Brewers’ Caleb Durbin (21) beats the throw to Oakland Athletics shortstop Jacob Wilson (5) to steal second base during the fourth inning of their game Sunday, April 20, 2025 at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Logan Henderson allowed one run in six innings in his big-league debut and the Milwaukee Brewers set a franchise record with nine stolen bases to earn a 14-1 victory over the visiting Athletics on Sunday that claimed the rubber match of the three-game series.

Henderson (1-0), called up Tuesday from Triple-A Nashville, gave up three hits, including a solo homer in the fifth to Seth Brown. He struck out nine, walked one and finished his outing by striking out the side in the sixth. Tyler Alexander tossed the final three innings for his first career save.

The Brewers stole six bases during a four-run first inning off A’s starter Jeffrey Springs (3-2), who left in the third with right hamstring soreness. Milwaukee had just two hits in the inning, but was aided by three walks, two errors and a run-scoring balk.

The Brewers’ previous single-game record for stolen bases was eight, set on Aug. 29, 1992, at Toronto. According to Elias Sports Bureau, the six stolen bases in the first inning were the most by any MLB team in the expansion era (since 1961).

The Athletics also issued seven walks and committed four errors that led to three unearned runs.

Brice Turang led off the Brewers’ first with a single and steal. Christian Yelich drew a one-out walk. Turang scored on a double steal when catcher Shea Langeliers threw wildly to third. William Contreras walked and Rhys Hoskins singled to make it 2-0. Contreras and Hoskins executed a double steal, then Contreras came home on a balk. Sal Frelick walked and stole second as Langeliers’ throw sailed into centerfield, which allowed Hoskins to score.

The Brewers made it 5-0 in the second when Turang walked with two outs, stole second and scored on Jackson Chourio’s double.

Hoskins made it 6-0 in the third with a solo homer, his third. Springs allowed another hit before exiting. He gave up six runs (four earned) in 2 1/3 innings.

The Brewers added two in the fourth on Yelich’s RBI double and another error. Contreras singled in a run in the sixth. Hoskins’ bases-loaded double keyed a five-run seventh.

–Field Level Media

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