Brewers rally but fall short in extras

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MILWAUKEE — After losing their lead in a mistake-marred eighth inning, the Padres pushed back ahead in the 12th with their second pair of back-to-back home runs, then held on for an 8-7 win over the Brewers at Miller Park that spanned five hours and four minutes.

The go-ahead home runs belonged to Derek Norris and Melvin Upton Jr., who went deep against Brewers left-hander Chris Capuano with two outs in the 12th inning. Coincidentally, Norris entered the game in the ninth as a replacement for an injured Wil Myers, who had combined with Matt Kemp for back-to-back home runs in the fifth.

Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy homered in the bottom of the 12th inning off Padres reliever Carlos Villanueva to halve Milwaukee’s deficit. But the Padres won despite walking 12 batters and committing four …

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