Milwaukee Brewers defeat Cleveland Indians, 9-8

Cleveland — Trevor Hoffman's first blown save in a Milwaukee uniform was an ugly one, but the Brewers didn't let it ruin their night.

Recovering from blowing a four-run lead in the ninth, the Brewers bounced back to beat the Cleveland Indians, 9-8, on J.J. Hardy's sacrifice fly in the 11th inning Wednesday night at Progressive Field.

The wild victory allowed the Brewers to sweep the interleague series behind a rejuvenated offense that pushed 30 runs across the plate ...

CLEVELAND (AP) Trevor Hoffman hasn't blown many four-run leads, especially in games his team wins.

Slumping J.J. Hardy homered early and drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the 11th inning as the Milwaukee Brewers completed a three-game sweep of the Cleveland Indians with a 9-8 victory Wednesday night.

Hoffman, baseball's career saves leader with 570, squandered an 8-4 lead in the ninth, but the NL Central leaders earned their eighth straight interleagu...