Brewers win 1-0 pitchers’ duel in Baltimore thanks to Ortiz’s “sun-triple”

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BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - SEPTEMBER 19: Robert Gasser #54 of the Milwaukee Brewers pitches in the first inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on September 19, 2026 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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Robert Gasser and Trevor Rogers matched each other blow-for-blow in a good old-fashioned pitcher’s duel, but the Brewers emerged victorious thanks to an RBI groundout from Gary Sánchez in the second inning. With today’s win, the first 1-0 win of the season for the Brewers, they have tied its franchise record with 97 wins and have seven games remaining to break it.

With one out in the top of the second, Joey Ortiz hit what should have been a can of corn for Orioles right fielder Rece Hinds, but Hinds lost the ball in the sun and couldn’t make the catch. The ball rolled all the way to the wall, and Ortiz, hauling it around the bases, dove safely into third with what broadcaster Brian Anderson called a “sun-triple.” The next batter, Sánchez, hit a chopper to third that scored Ortiz without a throw to give the Brewers a quick 1-0 lead.

That would be all the run support the Brewers would need, as starter Robert Gasser was dealing. Since being pulled in the middle of an at-bat in late August, he’s been great, but today was probably his best performance of the season. Gasser allowed just two hits through six innings, a leadoff single in the first and a double off the bat of Gunnar Henderson in the second. He didn’t rack up strikeouts, but he kept Baltimore’s hitters off balance and off base all afternoon.

Gasser finally into trouble in the sixth after walking Leody Tavares and hitting Pete Alonso, then walking Coby Mayo to load the bases with only one out. With cleanup hitter Christian Encarnacion-Strand, who hit the sacrifice fly that sent yesterday’s game to extra innings, coming to the plate, it looked like the Orioles would at least tie the game. Gasser had other plans, getting Encarnacion-Strand to roll over a cutter for an inning-ending double play.

Gasser came back out for the seventh inning, almost certainly because the Brewers’ bullpen has been overworked. Kyle Harrison and Dustin May, the Brewers’ previous two starters, combined for just four innings, forcing the bullpen to cover a lot of ground over the last two days. Gasser was beginning to look tired, but Murphy left him in to face the dangerous Gunnar Henderson, who popped out for the first out.

Up next for Baltimore was Hinds (.476 OPS entering today), who worked a seven-pitch at-bat that he punctuated by smoking a double into left field. Conventional wisdom would say this was the time to pull Gasser, but Murphy again showed faith in his starting pitcher, and his faith was rewarded. Gasser got both Christian Franklin and Samuel Basallo to pop up, stranding Hinds at second and keeping the Brewers’ lead intact.

Gasser’s final line: 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K. Gutsy performance from the left-hander, who stepped up just when the Brewers needed it.

While Gasser was blanking the Orioles, Baltimore starter Trevor Rogers matched him pitch-for-pitch. Rogers went eight innings, allowed just three hits himself, and struck out nine. Other than the Ortiz triple, the Brewers couldn’t really get anything going on offense, but it ultimately wouldn’t matter. Abner Uribe worked around a leadoff single in the eighth to keep Baltimore scoreless, and Aaron Ashby pitched a 1-2-3 ninth to give the Brewers the series victory.

With today’s 97th win, this Brewers team has tied the franchise record for wins in a season, which they set last year. They’ll need to go 3-4 over their final seven games to finish with 100 wins for the first time in franchise history. Jacob Misiorowski will go in tomorrow’s season finale opposite Brandon Young (9-4, 3.65 ERA). First pitch is set for 6:20 p.m.

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