MILWAUKEE (Interstat) — Brice Turang and Garrett Mitchell each homered to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 2-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday at American Family Field. The Brewers improved to 44-26, while the Guardians fell to 39-34. Milwaukee scored in the fourth inning on Mitchell’s solo home run and added another in the seventh on Turang’s solo shot. Cleveland answered with a run in the top of the seventh on Gabriel Arias’ single that scored Stuart Fairchild. The Guardians grounded into two double plays. Aaron Ashby (10-0) earned the win with an inning of relief, allowing one run on one hit and striking out two. Trevor Megill recorded the save, his ninth, with a perfect ninth inning. Hunter Gaddis (1-2) took the loss. Robert Gasser started for Milwaukee and pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out five. Slade Cecconi started for Cleveland and allowed one earned run on three hits over 5 2/3 innings, striking out four. Each team collected four hits. The game drew 30,025 fans and lasted 2 hours, 28 minutes.

MILWAUKEE (Interstat) — Robert Gasser turned in a dominant start, Brice Turang and Garrett Mitchell each homered, and the Milwaukee Brewers edged the Cleveland Guardians 2-1 on Tuesday night at American Family Field before a crowd of 30,025. Gasser, who had struggled in his previous two outings, allowed two hits and no runs over 5 2/3 innings, striking out five and walking none. The left-hander bounced back from a pair of losses — a 5-7 defeat at Oakland on June 9 and a 1-0 loss to San Francisco on June 3 — to keep the Guardians off the scoreboard until the seventh inning. Slade Cecconi matched Gasser for much of the night, allowing three hits and one run over 5 2/3 innings with four strikeouts for Cleveland. But Mitchell’s solo home run in the bottom of the seventh off Hunter Gaddis proved the difference. The game was scoreless through three innings, with both pitchers working efficiently. Gasser retired the side in order in the first, aided by a pair of flyouts to center fielder Garrett Mitchell. Cecconi allowed a two-out single to Brice Turang in the bottom of the first but escaped a forceout. Cleveland threatened in the second when David Fry and Kyle Manzardo drew consecutive walks, but Gasser struck out Stuart Fairchild, and Steven Kwan grounded into a double play. The Guardians grounded into two double plays overall. Gabriel Arias singled to lead off the third, but Austin Hedges grounded into another double play, and Travis Bazzana flied out to end the inning. Milwaukee’s Brice Turang broke the deadlock in the fourth inning, leading off with his 11th home run of the season, a line drive to right-center field that tied the game at 1. The Brewers had a chance to add more when William Contreras reached on a fielding error by third baseman Gabriel Arias, but Jake Bauers grounded into a double play to end the inning. Both starting pitchers continued to work through the middle innings. Gasser set down the Guardians in order in the fifth, striking out three. Cecconi allowed a one-out single to Garrett Mitchell in the bottom of the fifth, but a groundout and a strikeout ended the inning. Cleveland finally got to Gasser in the sixth. Austin Hedges singled, and Travis Bazzana lined out sharply. After Brayan Rocchio struck out, Rhys Hoskins doubled to left field, putting runners at second and third with two outs. But pinch-hitter Daniel Schneemann grounded out to second base, and Gasser escaped unscathed. Gasser exited after 5 2/3 innings, having thrown 22 strikes, 55 balls and 22 balls in play — a testament to the many foul balls and borderline pitches in the game. Milwaukee pitchers overall threw 6 strikes, 39 balls and 6 balls in play, while Cleveland pitchers threw 22 strikes, 55 balls and 22 balls in play. Aaron Ashby relieved Gasser and allowed a hit and a run in the seventh. After Kyle Manzardo struck out, Stuart Fairchild walked. Steven Kwan struck out, but Gabriel Arias singled to right field, scoring Fairchild and giving Cleveland a 2-1 lead. Austin Hedges grounded out to end the inning. The lead lasted only minutes. In the bottom of the seventh, Garrett Mitchell led off with his fifth home run of the season, a fly ball to right-center field off Hunter Gaddis, tying the game at 2. That was the only run charged to Gaddis, who took the loss and fell to 1-2 on the season. Joel Kuhnel worked a third of an inning in relief of Ashby, allowing one hit but no runs. Abner Uribe threw a scoreless eighth with two strikeouts. Trevor Megill pitched the ninth, striking out two and allowing no hits to earn his ninth save of the season. Ashby, who threw one inning and allowed one earned run on one hit with two strikeouts, improved to 10-0. Cleveland managed four hits in the game — singles by Arias (two) and Hedges, and a double by Hoskins. Milwaukee also had four hits — Turang’s home run and single, Mitchell’s home run and single. The Guardians left six runners on base, the Brewers five. The Brewers improved to 44-26, while the Guardians dropped to 39-34. The most critical sequence came in the seventh inning, when Cleveland took its first lead of the game only to see Milwaukee answer immediately. After Arias’s two-out single gave the Guardians a 1-0 advantage, Mitchell’s homer in the bottom half swung the game back to the Brewers. The Guardians put two runners on in the eighth — Travis Bazzana walked and Daniel Schneemann walked with two outs — but Kyle Manzardo struck out to end the threat. In the ninth, Petey Halpin struck out, Steven Kwan grounded out and Gabriel Arias struck out as Megill closed the door. Cleveland’s previous results included a 3-1 win over Detroit on June 13, a 3-2 win over Detroit on June 12, and a 8-4 loss to the New York Yankees on June 10. The Guardians had split a four-game series with the Yankees from June 8-11 and had taken two of three from Texas from June 5-7. Milwaukee entered the game on a high after sweeping Philadelphia in three games from June 12-14, outscoring the Phillies 18-9. The Brewers had lost three of four to Oakland from June 8-10 but won three of four against Colorado from June 5-7. The series continues Wednesday, June 17, at American Family Field, then shifts to Houston for Cleveland and Atlanta for Milwaukee. The Guardians face the White Sox after the series in Milwaukee. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Milwaukee Brewers 6, Cleveland Guardians 4. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Milwaukee with a 61.70 percent probability to win. Milwaukee had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total score of 3 went over the over/under line of 8.5.

PREVIEW: Brewers host Guardians at American Family Field MILWAUKEE (Interstat) — The Milwaukee Brewers, owners of the National League’s best record, open a three-game interleague series against the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday night at American Family Field. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. The forecast calls for 69 degrees and clouds, with the roof likely closed. Milwaukee (43-26) enters the game with a 2 1/2-game lead in the NL Central after sweeping a doubleheader against Philadelphia on Sunday. The Brewers took the second game 4-0, behind a dominant start from left-hander Kyle Harrison (3-2, 2.70 ERA). Harrison allowed three hits and struck out three in six scoreless innings. He will be the pitcher to watch again Tuesday. Harrison has been particularly effective over his past three starts, allowing one earned run in 17 2/3 innings (0.51 ERA) while striking out 26. He tossed a seven-inning shutout against the Chicago Cubs on May 20, striking out 11. The Guardians (39-33) are 2 1/2 games behind the Kansas City Royals in the AL Central. Cleveland took two of three from Detroit over the weekend, including a 3-1 win Saturday. Cleveland will start right-hander Slade Cecconi (3-5, 4.72), who has struggled recently. The Guardians also listed Robert Gasser (0-3, 4.35) but Cecconi is expected to get the ball. A player to watch for Cleveland is left-hander Joey Cantillo, who has been used as both a starter and reliever. Cantillo earned a win Saturday against Detroit, allowing one run on six hits in five innings with four strikeouts. He has been inconsistent, however, allowing seven runs in a loss at Texas on June 7. The Brewers have won seven of their past 10. The Guardians have won four of their past six. The game simulators project a 6-4 Milwaukee victory. The Brewers are a -1.5 run favorite, and the over/under is 8.5 runs. Tuesday marks the first of three games between the teams, with the series continuing Wednesday and Thursday. Cleveland then travels to Houston for a three-game set. Milwaukee heads to Atlanta for three games starting Friday.