LAS VEGAS — Tyler Soderstrom and Nick Kurtz each homered for the third time in two games to power the Athletics to a 7-5 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night, evening the series in Las Vegas.
After homering seven times in the wild series opener, won by the Brewers 15-14 in 12 innings, the Athletics pounded out another five homers Tuesday at the hitter-friendly home of the A’s Triple-A affiliate.
The A’s scored three runs in the fifth off starter Robert Gasser (0-3) on homers by Soderstrom and Jonah Heim to go in front 6-3.
Shea Langeliers singled with one out and Soderstrom, who homered twice in the series opener, followed with his 11th homer. Heim added a two-out solo shot, his fifth.
The Brewers pulled within 6-5 in the sixth on two walks, two singles and an error, chasing starter J.T. Ginn. Elvis Alvarado relieved with two outs and fanned Jackson Chourio, stranding runners on second and third.
Zack Gelof opened the bottom half with his eighth homer off reliever Joel Kuhnel, acquired from the A’s on Saturday.
Ginn (4-3) allowed five runs on eight hits in 5 2/3 innings, striking out five and walking three. Mason Barnett tossed two scoreless for his first career save.
Henry Bolte put the A’s up 3-2 in the second with his first career homer, a 446-foot two-run shot to center after Heim’s leadoff single.
The Brewers tied it 3-all in the fourth on Sal Frelick’s RBI single.
Chourio staked the Brewers to a quick 2-0 lead, following Christian Yelich’s game-opening single with his fifth home run.
Kurtz, who also homered twice in the opener, answered in the bottom half with a one-out solo homer, his 15th.
The series with the Brewers will be followed by three games against Colorado. The A’s are currently playing home games in Sacramento until their new climate-controlled stadium opens in Las Vegas for the start of the 2028 season.
–Jim Hoehn, Field Level Media
