Frelick's 10th-Inning RBI Beats Orioles

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Sal Frelick singled home the go-ahead run in the 10th inning Friday night as the visiting Brewers beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 in the opener of a three-game set. Field Level Media carried the full board: early three-run homers, a ninth-inning lead that vanished, then Frelick's RBI single that finally stuck for the road club.

Chad Patrick retired the Orioles in order in the bottom of the 10th for his sixth save. Trevor Megill (3-3) got the win despite a blown save. That is the box-score truth. Frelick's bat wrote the last offensive line before Patrick slammed the door.

How the ninth turned into extras

With the score 3-3, Milwaukee pushed two across in the top of the ninth. William Contreras ripped a run-scoring double off Rico Garcia, and Christian Yelich followed with a two-out RBI single against Grant Wolfram (6-4). Baltimore answered from the jump of the bottom half, starting with Gunnar Henderson's single, and forced extras after the earlier fireworks that included Pete Alonso's three-run homer for the Orioles.

Five consecutive innings with runs kept both bullpens busy. Milwaukee entered at 96-58 and left Camden Yards with another grind win on the road. For Smacktok fans watching the NL board, Frelick is the named lead on a night that could have flipped either way after the ninth-inning trade of punches.

Road extras are ugly baseball. Milwaukee still found the hit that mattered in the 10th and the outs that mattered after it. Frelick's single is the clip that travels; Patrick's one-two-three frame is why it counted on a club sitting near the top of the National League wins column.

Series opener stakes

The Brewers open a three-game visit to Baltimore with a 10-inning answer instead of a quiet loss. Frelick's single is the play. Patrick's clean 10th is the period on the end.

Extras. Frelick single. One-two-three save. That is Milwaukee's Friday night in Baltimore.