Jake Bauers: 12-Pitch HR in Brewers 4-1 Win

Jake Bauers ended a 12-pitch at-bat with a 413-foot two-run homer to center, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Atlanta Braves 4-1 on Saturday. The Associated Press recap, carried by ESPN (gameId 401816632) and ABC, had Bauers fouling off seven straight pitches before the blast. William Contreras scored on it. Logan Henderson threw six innings. Aaron Ashby got the last three outs for his second save.

Milwaukee scored three unearned runs in the third after Martín Pérez (8-8) mishandled Cooper Pratt's dribbler. Two outs later Contreras singled to left, Pratt scored, and Bauers ended the marathon plate appearance. StatMuse had the homer at 106.5 mph off the bat, 413 feet, 27 degrees. Joey Ortiz doubled and scored in the fourth to make it 4-1. That was the final.

Jake Bauers: 12 pitches, seven fouls, 413 feet

AP timed it as a marathon. Seven fouls, then the ball to center. Contreras had reached on that two-out single, Milwaukee's first hit of the afternoon. Bauers finished 1-for-3 with a walk, a strikeout, and two RBIs, Heavy's box and StatMuse both had the 1-for-3 line. The homer tied for the longest at-bat ending in a home run this season with Dominic Smith (May 20) and Cal Raleigh (April 6), per Sarah Langs, as Heavy reported.

Henderson (8-2) struck out four, allowed one run, five hits, and two walks. AP noted he has not allowed more than three runs in any of his 18 career starts. Pérez threw 97 pitches and lasted four innings because Milwaukee kept working counts. Atlanta had taken a 1-0 lead in the first on Michael Harris II's double that scored Drake Baldwin, then went 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position after putting men on third and second with one out.

The Brewers have won six of their last seven. Atlanta has lost five of six and seven of nine, AP wrote. Milwaukee is 81-49. The Braves are 75-55. Next is the Little League Classic on Sunday in Williamsport. Tyler Mahle (4-10, 4.53) starts for Atlanta. Shane Drohan (6-4, 3.86) starts for Milwaukee.

Contreras 2-for-4, Ashby gets the double play

William Contreras against the Braves kept hitting. He went 2-for-4 on Saturday and is 6-for-8 in the series, AP had it. That single before Bauers' homer was Milwaukee's first hit. The ninth was the only late noise. Ashby allowed consecutive singles to Ozzie Albies and Mauricio Dubón, bringing the tying run to the plate. Lane Thomas flied to left. Austin Riley bounced into a double play. Ashby had his second save. Trevor Megill, the usual closer, was unavailable after pitching the last two days.

Bauers is the reason it was 3-1 after three and 4-1 after four. Twelve pitches. Seven fouls. 413 feet. Henderson through six. Ashby for the last three. That is Saturday in Milwaukee, from the AP recap on ESPN.

Jake Bauers FAQ

How far was Jake Bauers' home run vs the Braves? 413 feet to center, per AP and StatMuse. It came on the 12th pitch after seven fouls, 106.5 mph off the bat, and scored William Contreras.

What was the Brewers vs Braves final score on Saturday? Milwaukee 4, Atlanta 1. Logan Henderson went six innings (8-2). Joey Ortiz doubled and scored in the fourth. Aaron Ashby earned his second save.

How did Aaron Ashby get the save? He allowed singles to Ozzie Albies and Mauricio Dubón to start the ninth, retired Lane Thomas on a fly to left, and got Austin Riley to bounce into a double play, AP and ESPN reported. Megill did not pitch.