Yelich, Hoskins and Frelick homer as the Brewers defeat the Tigers 5-1

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Christian Yelich, Rhys Hoskins and Sal Frelick all hit home runs Wednesday and the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Detroit Tigers 5-1.

Milwaukee took two of three in the series.

The Brewers pushed across a run in the second off Keider Montero (0-1) when Garrett Mitchell tripled with one out and scored on Oliver Dunn’s sacrifice bunt. Dunn became the first Brewers player to use a “torpedo” bat during the plate appearance.

Yelich connected for a solo home run with one out in the third. Hoskins hit a two-run blast later in the inning to push Milwaukee’s lead to 4-0.

José Quintana (2-0), making his second start of the season after pitching seven shoutout innings in his Brewers debut on Friday, held the Tigers to one run and four hits over 5 2/3 innings. The 36-year-old left-hander, who signed as a free agent on March 5, surrendered a solo home run to Spencer Torkelson with one-out in the sixth. He struck out four and walked three.

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Jose Quintana throws against the Detroit Tigers during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

Frelick’s lead-off homer against Montero in the Brewers half of the sixth, his first of the season, gave Milwaukee a 5-1 lead.

Montero, who made his season debut for the Tigers after being recalled from Triple-A Toledo, gave up five runs in five innings and departed after two batters in the sixth. He walked one and had eight strikeouts.

Four Brewers relievers combined for 3 1/3 shutout innings.

Key moment

Quintana walked three batters in the first inning but kept the Tigers off the board. After issuing a lead-off walk to Justyn-Henry Malloy, Quintana got Gleyber Torres to ground into a double play. Quintana walked the next two batters before Riley Greene grounded out to end the inning.