Fielder's slam rallies Brewers by Indians

CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Prince Fielder's grand slam home run sparked a six-run eighth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers rallied to defeat the Cleveland Indians 14-12 in a high scoring interleague game Monday.
Fielder, who drove in a career-best six runs in the 26-hit slugfest, teed off on a first-pitch breaking ball by the Indians' Rafael Perez to put the NL Central Division-leading Brewers ahead.
"I was just trying to get a pitch I could drive up the middle and at least get one run in," Fielder told reporters. "It was my first grand slam and it put us ahead, so it was a good feeling."
Cleveland led 12-8 before Milwaukee took advantage of four hits and four walks in the eighth.
"We were pretty much out of it a couple times but the guys didn't quit," Milwaukee manager Ken Macha said. "We put up some good at-bats."
Ryan Braun, who had three hits and five RBIs for the game, started the rally with a bases-loaded single after three consecutive walks. After a change in pitchers, Fielder slammed one over the right field fence against the American Leaguers.
Mat Gamel made it 14-12 with a run-scoring single three batters later.
Braun belted a two-run homer in the first to give Milwaukee an early lead. He drove in two more runs with a triple in the fifth as the Brewers won for only the second time in eight games.
"Winning a game like that, it shows that ... we're definitely not giving up," Braun said. "It's a reminder that anything is possible in this game. Especially in the American League, when you have a (designated) hitter in the lineup instead of a pitcher."
Cleveland, in last place in the American League Central, held leads of 8-3 and 12-7 before falling.
Eight of their runs came off home runs by Choo Shin-soo, Victor Martinez, Mark DeRosa and Travis Hafner. Hafner's three-run homer in the sixth gave Cleveland a 12-7 lead.
(Reporting by Gene Cherry in Raleigh, North Carolina; Editing by Ian Ransom; To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)

Source: Reuters