Joey Ortiz hits his first homer in almost 10 months as Brewers beat Padres 6-4 for 5th straight win

Joey Ortiz homered for the first time in nearly 10 months and drove in two runs as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the San Diego Padres 6-4 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight victory. Brandon Sproat (1-2) struck out six and allowed three runs over 5 1/3 innings to pick up his first career victory. Ortiz, who entered Tuesday with a .181 batting average and .193 slugging percentage, broke a scoreless tie by delivering a 395-foot blast to left-center off Matt Waldron (1-2) in the third inning.

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