Jonathan Lucroy hit the first home run of his career and Prince Fielder doubled in a run as the Milwaukee Brewers came from behind to earn an 8-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Friday.
Carlos Gomez added a solo homer and Dave Bush pitched six solid innings for the Brewers, who have won five straight games.
Trailing, 3-0 in the fourth, Milwaukee got to left-hander Ryan Rowland-Smith (1-7) for four runs in the frame. With runners on first and second and two outs, Rowland-Smith caught too much of the plate with a 1-2 offering to the rookie Lucroy, who blasted it over the wall in left-center to knot the score at 3-3.
Gomez followed and gave the Brewers the lead with his fifth homer of the season.
Milwaukee added single runs in sixth and seventh before putting it away with two runs in the eighth.
Bush (3-5) allowed two earned runs and seven hits while striking out three to win his second consecutive start after a string of nine straight outings without a win.
Chone Figgins and Mike Sweeney each had a pair of hits for the Mariners, who have lost two straight.
Seattle | Milwaukee | |
Ryan Rowland-Smith | Player | David Bush |
Loss | W/L | Win |
5.1 | IP | 6.0 |
4 | Strikeouts | 3 |
5 | Hits | 7 |
8.44 | ERA | 3.00 |
Seattle | Milwaukee | |
Chone Figgins | Player | Carlos Gomez |
2 | Hits | 2 |
0 | RBI | 2 |
0 | HR | 1 |
2 | TB | 5 |
.500 | Avg | .667 |