Great Lakes bracket: 2019 Brewers defeat 1973 Tigers in five games

Game One: Tigers 9, Brewers 5
WP: Coleman (2-1)
LP: Gonzalez (0-2)
Save: BL Miller (1)
HR: Grandal (1), Cash (4), Northrup (2), Cain (3), McAuliffe (1)

Game Two: Brewers 7, Tigers 5
WP: Woodruff (1-0)
LP: BL Miller (0-1)
Save: Pomeranz (1)
HR: Braun (2), Grandal (2), McAuliffe (2), Northrup (3)

Game Three: Brewers 6, Tigers 2
WP: Lyles (2-0)
LP: Lolich (2-2)
Save: Pomeranz (2)
HR: Hiura (1), Perez (1), Cash (5)

Game Four: Brewers 5, Tigers 4
WP: Peralta (1-0)
LP: Hiller (0-1)
Save: Hader (1)
HR: Cash (6)

Game Five: Brewers 5, Tigers 2
WP: Davies (3-0)
LP: J Perry (1-2)
HR: Yelich 2 (4), G Brown (1)

Jim Northrup's grand slam highlighted a five-run sixth inning for the Tigers in the opener in Miller Park. Dick McAuliffe also homered in the inning. Norm Cash scored three runs for Detroit.

Milwaukee evened the series as Ryan Braun broke a 5-5 tie with a two-run homer in the seventh inning of Bob L. Miller. The Tigers had tied the game in the top of the inning on consecutive homers by McAuliffe and Northrup. Yasmani Grandal hit a three-run homer in the sixth for the Brewers.

The series moved to Tiger Stadium, where Hernan Perez got his first start of the tournament and made the most of it. The infielder doubled, homered and singled off Mickey Lolich to drive in three runs. Jordan Lyles allowed a two-run homer in the first to Norm Cash, but he and relievers Alex Claudio and Drew Pomeranz held Detroit scoreless the rest of the way.

Game Four was the backbreaker for the Tigers. Joe Coleman handed a 4-3 lead over to bullpen ace John Hiller for the ninth, but Hiller walked Eric Thames and pinch-hitter Jesus Aguilar. Orlando Arcia then tripled to give the Brewers the lead. Hiller stranded Arcia, but Josh Hader didn't allow a ball out of the infield in the bottom of the ninth.

Milwaukee wrapped up the series in Game Five. Christian Yelich homered twice off Jim Perry, while Zach Davies held the Tigers to two runs in six innings and four Brewers relievers combined for three scoreless innings to wrap it up.

Player availability: No issues for Milwaukee going into Round Three.

Projected rotation: Davies-Woodruff-Lyles-Anderson-(Davies)-(Woodruff)-(Lyles)