Broxton brings back HR in 9th to thwart Cubs

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MILWAUKEE — Baseball is a crazy, crazy game. Just ask the Brewers’ Keon Broxton and Tyler Thornburg.

Prior to Wednesday night’s game against the Cubs, outfielder Broxton and reliever Thornburg struck up a conversation in the Miller Park outfield on the specifics of robbing home runs. Hours later, Broxton gave Thornburg a practical, game-saving lesson when he took a homer away from Anthony Rizzo to preserve a 2-1 win.

The oversized warning track and the angle of the wall in the right- and left-center gaps would create less-than-ideal chances of bringing back homers, Thornburg thought.

No, the outfield confines are actually well-suited for homer thievery, Broxton told — and later showed — the pitcher.

“He thought that the size of the warning track would be a problem,” Broxton said. “I told him I could see the surroundings, I could see the billboard above me once I get close to the wall. It never really bothers me. To actually have to show him how it really is tonight was pretty funny.”

With one out in the ninth, Broxton soared well above the 8-foot wall in left-center to take away Rizzo’s would-be …

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