Braun’s blasts power Crew to sweep of Rockies

MILWAUKEE — Ryan Braun continued a productive August by belting a pair of home runs, and the Brewers finished a three-game sweep of the Rockies with a 7-1 win on Wednesday afternoon at Miller Park.

Braun’s solo homer in the fourth inning and two-run shot in the seventh gave him 24 home runs this season and 28 RBIs this month, second in the Majors to Nolan Arenado of the Rockies. Arenado homered for the second straight day, a solo jack in the first inning off Milwaukee’s Zach Davies, giving the National League Most Valuable Player Award candidate 29 RBIs in August and a Major League-leading 108 RBIs this season. He also leads the NL with 34 home runs.

Rockies starter Tyler Anderson set a career high with 10 strikeouts, but he took the loss after allowing Braun’s game-tying solo homer in the fourth and Jonathan Villar’s go-ahead double in the fifth. Davies snapped a two-start losing streak while striking out eight over six innings, leading the Brewers to their fourth series sweep this season. Milwaukee’s four-game winning streak matches a season high.

MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDNo. 200: When he took Rockies reliever Chad Qualls deep in the seventh, highlighting a game-breaking, four-run Brewers rally, Braun notched his 27th career multihomer game and his fifth this season. He also hit a milestone: Including Qualls, Braun has homered off 200 pitchers in his career.

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