MILWAUKEE (AP) — Willy Adames hit a three-run homer, Aaron Civale pitched six shutout innings against his former team and the Milwaukee Brewers beat Cleveland 5-3 on Friday to snap the Guardians’ five-game winning streak. José Ramírez had a two-run homer and David Fry added a solo shot for Cleveland in this matchup of division leaders. Civale (4-8) began his major league career with Cleveland in 2019 and remained with the Guardians until they traded him to Tampa Bay on July 31, 2023.
The Brewers acquired him from Tampa Bay on July 3 for minor league infielder Gregory Barrios. Civale struck out four and allowed only four hits and one walk. After going 0-2 with a 5.
40 ERA in his first five appearances with Milwaukee, he’s 2-0 with a 1.46 ERA over his last two starts. It was the second time Civale faced the Guardians since departing Cleveland.
He allowed two runs over five innings on Aug. 11 of last season as the Rays defeated the Guardians 9-8. Adames gave Civale an early 3-0 lead – and nearly won a fan a truck – with his two-out homer in the first inning.
His 431-foot drive off an 0-1 fastball from Gavin Williams landed in a section well beyond the wall in right-center field where a 2024 Toyota Tacoma rests as part of a promotion. If a batted ball hits the Tacoma on the fly, a fan wins the truck. Unfortunately for Brewers fans, Adames’ shot hit the floor where the Tacoma was resting before the ball bounced and hit the bottom of the truck.
The homer was Adames�.