Deadspin | A’s, Brewers meet again in Las Vegas after show-stopping opener

LAS VEGAS — Each scheduled beginning pitchers have a fairly good concept of what to anticipate when the Milwaukee Brewers face the Athletics on Tuesday evening in the second recreation of a three-game collection at Las Vegas Ballpark, the hitter-friendly dwelling of the A’s Triple-A affiliate, the Aviators.

Left-hander Robert Gasser (0-2, 4.73 ERA) will begin for the Brewers in opposition to right-hander J.T. Ginn (3-3, 2.74) of the A’s, who’re utilizing this collection in Las Vegas to attach with the group. The Athletics at present play their dwelling video games in West Sacramento, Calif., however will transfer to Las Vegas completely when their new climate-controlled stadium opens there in 2028.

On Monday, the Brewers rallied for a wild 15-14 victory in 12 innings in a 4-hour, 14-minute recreation that featured 11 dwelling runs, together with seven by the A’s. The groups mixed for 34 hits.

“Essentially the most weird recreation I’ve ever had in Main League Baseball in 11 years,” Brewers supervisor Pat Murphy mentioned afterward. “I by no means noticed something prefer it.”

Milwaukee, which trailed 8-4 after three innings, tied the rating at 10-10 in the ninth. The Brewers then scored 4 in the tenth, boosted by William Contreras’ three-run homer, solely to see the A’s rally with 4 runs in the underside of the inning behind homers from Nick Kurtz, his second of the sport, and pinch hitter Jonah Heim.

After neither workforce scored in the eleventh, computerized runner Christian Yelich stole third in the twelfth and slid dwelling forward of the throw on Brice Turang’s fielder’s alternative bouncer.

Milwaukee’s Chad Patrick took the mound in the house half of the twelfth and stranded the tying run at third base to earn the save.

“I’ve performed right here and I’ve seen it,” mentioned Patrick, who performed at Las Vegas Ballpark when he was in the A’s system. “It is undoubtedly loopy. I do not know if it is essentially made for large league hitters, but it surely’s nonetheless baseball.”

Tyler Soderstrom homered twice for the A’s, who additionally acquired solo homers from Zack Gelof and Shea Langeliers. Brice Turang, Andrew Vaughn and Jake Bauers additionally homered for the Brewers.

Milwaukee, which began its present six-game street journey with a three-game sweep at Colorado, moved a season-high 18 video games above .500 (41-23). The Brewers lead the Nationwide League Central by 5 1/2 video games over the second-place St. Louis Cardinals.

For the A’s, Ginn made his first three appearances of 2026 out of the bullpen earlier than becoming a member of the rotation. He’s 3-2 with a 1.49 ERA over his previous six begins, holding opponents to a .172 batting common.

In his most up-to-date begin, he allowed one run — a homer by Pete Crow-Armstrong — in six innings of two-hit ball in opposition to the Cubs, leaving with a 6-1 lead, however didn’t get the choice in a 7-6 loss on Thursday.

“Ginn was distinctive again,” A’s supervisor Mark Kotsay mentioned afterward. “One pitch to Crow that he left up, however outdoors of that, I assumed he had a dominating efficiency tonight.”

Ginn additionally has expertise pitching at Las Vegas Ballpark throughout his minor-league profession. He was 4-3 with 5.72 ERA in 15 video games (14 begins) at Triple-A Las Vegas in 2024 and was 1-0 with a 2.11 ERA in 5 begins in 2025.

Ginn is 0-1 with a 5.68 ERA in two profession appearances (one begin) in opposition to Milwaukee.

Regardless of a loss his final outing, Gasser is coming off his greatest begin. He allowed one run on 5 hits in 5 innings, taking the loss in a 1-0 defeat in opposition to San Francisco on Wednesday.

He has by no means confronted the Athletics in his 10 profession outings.

The collection with the Brewers can be adopted by three video games in opposition to Colorado in Las Vegas.

–Jim Hoehn, Area Degree Media