Milwaukee Brewers at Athletics: Final Score & Recap
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 0 |
| ATH | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1 |
The Story
The Milwaukee Brewers survived an extraordinary back-and-forth affair at Las Vegas Ballpark on June 8, 2026, outlasting the Athletics 15-14 in twelve innings. The DiamondIQ model had entered the game estimating a 37 percent chance of a home win, and while that probability swung wildly across the extra frames, it ultimately closed at zero as Milwaukee secured the final out. The game featured 29 combined runs, 34 combined hits, and an error from the Athletics side, with the decisive margin not established until the top of the twelfth when the Brewers pushed across their final run.
The decisive stretch came in the tenth inning, which alone accounted for eight combined runs and the most dramatic probability swings of the night. Christian Yelich delivered a single off Scott Barlow that shifted win probability by 32.0 percentage points in Milwaukee's favor, and William Contreras followed with a home run off the same pitcher, adding another 27.5 points. That gave the Brewers a cushion entering the bottom of the tenth, but Jonah Heim responded with the game's single most impactful play, a home run off Aaron Ashby that swung win probability 48.9 points toward Oakland and forced the game to continue. Heim finished as the top batter by WPA at plus-48.9 percent, though his RE24 of plus-1.0 reflected the leverage of that one swing. Tyler Soderstrom posted the strongest overall offensive line with a WPA of plus-44.2 percent and an RE24 of plus-4.4, anchored by his third-inning home run off Kyle Harrison that shifted win probability 27.8 points during a six-run Athletics frame. Andrew Vaughn also proved critical, as his double off Hogan Harris in the top of the ninth registered a 26.7-point swing and contributed to his plus-43.6 WPA and plus-2.8 RE24 on the night.
On the pitching side, Grant Anderson led Milwaukee's relievers with a plus-4.6 percent WPA contribution, while Justin Sterner added plus-1.4 percent. Joel Kuhnel was the lone Brewers arm to post a negative figure, finishing at minus-2.4 percent. The model's lean throughout the contest reflected how evenly contested the game remained until the final innings, with neither team able to hold a lead for long before the Brewers ultimately closed the door in the twelfth.