NEW YORK -- Travis Shaw homered and drove in four runs, and Corey Knebel worked overtime to atone for Saturday's blown save as the Brewers held off rally after late-inning rally to beat the Yankees on Sunday, 5-3, at Yankee Stadium to finish the first half.
Shaw's booming shot off Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka gave Milwaukee a three-run home run in the first inning for the second straight game, and unlike Saturday, the Brewers' bullpen held the lead with Knebel throwing 33 pitches for a four-out save. With their ninth win in 10 games, the Brewers went into the All-Star break a season-high 5 1/2 games ahead of the second-place Cubs in the National League Central.