The Brewers had to work for it, but they eventually outlasted the Marlins, 6-5, for an Independence Day victory.

Jackson Chourio stroked a tiebreaking RBI double in the eighth inning, leading the visiting Milwaukee Brewers past the Miami Marlins 6-5 on Friday night in the opener of a three-game set.

In the Brewers’ 6-5 win over the Miami Marlins, the fireworks came in the form of a back-and-forth game filled with lead changes. While the result was up in the air for much of the evening, a lockdown bullpen performance and some clutch hitting locked up a win in the series opener.

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Brandon Nimmo homered again, Juan Soto came through with a tiebreaking single and the New York Mets held off the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2

Juan Soto ripped a go-ahead RBI single in the sixth and David Peterson tossed 6 2/3 strong innings, fueling the host New York Mets to a 3-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night.

The lefthander pitched well into the seventh inning and Brandon Nimmo, Juan Soto and Pete Alonso each drove in a run as the Mets beat the Brewers, 3-2, in the rubber game of the series before 42,241 at Citi Field.