Hunter Renfroe hit a two-run homer over the “Green Monster” and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Boston Red Sox 9-4 on Saturday, losing for the 13th time in 16 games.
Eric Lauer pitched one-run ball over five innings to earn his first win in more than a month.
Omar Narvaez and Tyrone Taylor added solo homers, while Rowdy Tellez had three hits and an RBI for the NL Central-leading Brewers, who are 7-1 since the break for the Stars game.
Milwaukee, playing in Boston for the first time since 2014, will seek a three-game series sweep on Sunday.
Puerto Rican Christian Vázquez and Xandr Bogaerts hit RBI singles for Boston, which is last in the East Division of the American League and has lost seven of nine games during a 10-game stay at home, the longest it will have all season. .
Renfroe, who played one season with Boston before being traded to the Brewers in November, found a curveball from Nick Pivetta (8-8) and hit the ball and the second row for his 18th home run, which made it 4-1 in the fifth act. Pivetta dropped to one knee when Renfroe made contact with the ball, and didn’t look at her.
Lauer (7-3) gave up four hits, struck out four and walked three. He had never started a duel at Fenway Park.
For the Brewers, Dominican Willy Adames 4-0 with a remould. The Mexican Luis Urías 5-1 with a run scored and a remould. The Venezuelan Omar Narváez 3-1 with a run scored and an RBI. Puerto Rican Víctor Caratini 1-0 with a score.
For the Red Sox, Puerto Rican Vázquez 4-2 with one run scored and one produced. Mexican Alex Verdugo 4-1. Dominican Franchy Cordero 1-0.
