In the bottom of the 10th inning, Brewers right fielder Norichika Aoki took a Casey Coleman pitch out of the park to break a 3-3 tie and give Milwaukee a 4-3 win over the Chicago Cubs on Thursday afternoon.
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The Cubs rallied from a 2-0 deficit to take a 3-2 lead in the eighth inning, but the Brewers were able to score the equalizer in bottom half of the eighth and set up Aoki's heroics. Aoki hit two home runs on the day.
Matt Garza was solid on the mound for the Cubs, giving up two runs on three hits over six innings. Randy Wolf pitched 6-2/3 innings of scoreless ball for the Brewers.
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