Contreras, Harrison lead Brewers to 8-5 win over Royals

By: The Associated Press Posted: 4:45 PM CDT Sunday, Apr. 5, 2026

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — William Contreras had a double and two RBIs and Kyle Harrison struck out six as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Kansas City Royals 8-5 on Sunday.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — William Contreras had a double and two RBIs and Kyle Harrison struck out six as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Kansas City Royals 8-5 on Sunday.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — William Contreras had a double and two RBIs and Kyle Harrison struck out six as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Kansas City Royals 8-5 on Sunday.

Harrison (1-0) allowed three hits and two runs in 5 1/3 innings, earning his first win since May 30, 2025. Christian Yelich was 2 for 5 with an RBI triple that opened the scoring in the first inning.

Jake Bauers hit a pinch-hit RBI double and later scored in the ninth to extend the Brewers’ lead, and Trevor Megill secured the win with his third save of the year.

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Kyle Harrison throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Sunday, April 5, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Gary Sánchez hit a two-out, two-run homer in the first, his third of the season, to take a 3-0 lead. He had five homers in 29 games last season.

Maikel Garcia got the Royals within one with a two-run homer of his own in the third. After reaching on a walk and stealing second, Bobby Witt Jr. nearly tied the game on a Vinnie Pasquantino single but was thrown out at home by Luis Matos to maintain the Brewers’ 3-2 lead.

Blake Perkins lined a double to left to add some insurance in the fourth, and Contreras added two more with a single to left in the seventh.

Kansas City’s comeback bid came up short after Pasquantino hit a two-run single to bring them within one in the seventh. Pasquantino and Garcia each had two hits.

Kris Bubic (1-1) took the loss, allowing four hits and four runs with eight strikeouts.

Up next

Milwaukee’s Brandon Woodruff (1-0, 3.60) starts Monday opposite Brayan Bello (0-1, 9.64) in the opener of a three-game series against at Boston. Kansas City’s Michael Wacha (0-0, 0.00) faces Tanner Bibee (0-1, 4.00) to kickoff a three-game set at Cleveland.

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