Rowdy Tellez hit a two-run homer in the first inning and a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the 10th for the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers, who beat the San Diego Padres 4-3 on Thursday night.
Tellez’s sac fly brought in Christian Yelich, who began the inning as the automatic runner on second base and advanced when he and Willy Adames pulled off a double steal. Adames drew a leadoff walk off Luis Garcia (0-2).
San Diego’s Trent Grisham hit a tying, two-run homer with two outs in the eighth off Matt Bush, who played at Mission Bay High before his hometown Padres made him the No. 1 pick overall in the 2004 draft. Bush was trying to protect a 3-1 lead and got two quick outs before walking pinch-hitter Matt Carpenter and then serving up Grisham’s shot to right-center, his fourth.
Devin Williams (2-0) struck out Juan Soto, Xavier Bogaerts and Nelson Cruz in the ninth.
Joel Payamps pitched the 10th for his first career save, striking out Luis Campusano with runners on first and second to end it.
Former Padres right-hander Colin Rea had shut down his old team while being backed by homers from Tellez and Mike Brosseau.
Rea, whose contract was selected from Triple-A Nashville earlier Thursday, held San Diego to two hits in 5 2/3 innings and struck out six while walking one. The 32-year-old, who pitched in Japan last season, played for the Padres in parts of 2015 and 2016.
