For the Milwaukee Brewers and the Athletics, their series-opening game was a dog fight.

Twelve innings and double-digit scoring efforts by both teams saw the Brewers escape with a 15-14 victory in the late-night hours at Las Vegas Ballpark on Monday. After the game, Brewers manager Pat Murphy reacted to his team’s performance.

"Yeah, the most bizarre game I've ever had," Murphy told the media. "Been in Major League Baseball for 11 years, never saw anything like it. So many things happened. There were 16 challenges in the game, 16 challenges in the game. I've never seen anything like it.

"And then to have a ball at 94 miles an hour, 40, ball out of the park, you know, so very offensive," Murphy added. "You gotta credit the Oakland A's for what they did, down four in the 10th, and to score and tie it. But you gotta credit our guys, Uribe and Patrick, for what they did at the end."

The Brewers looked as if they would close the deal in the 10th inning after eventually overcoming a six-run third inning by the Athletics and striking first in the top of the extra frame to make it a 14-10 game, but that is not how it played out.

It was also an ironic night for Joel Kuhnel, who was traded to Milwaukee by the Athletics just days before on June 6 after the latter designated him for assignment. The 31-year-old provided four strikeouts for the Brewers while allowing one hit and one earned run over 1.2 innings.

"Kuhnel’s first outing was great, you know, for the most part," Murphy said. "So many guys contributed, but offensively, you know, one through six were incredible. Yelly's [Christian Yelich] base running, [Brice] Turang’s homer, William's [Contreras] homer, [Jake] Bauers’ homer, [Andrew] Vaughn, homer and two doubles.

"But then seven, eight, nine didn't give us much today," Murphy added. "2-for-16 is what I've been told, 2-for-16 with 10 Ks. And the guy that got the two hits, Ortiz, was out of the game. So, yeah, there's so many ups and downs of it. But, you know, you really gotta credit, you know, our guys for hanging in there."

Monday’s game marked Milwaukee’s fourth win in a row in extra innings, and Murphy emphasized the importance of each game while praising those in the Brewers’ fan base who stayed up late to watch the victory.

"These games are all important, every one of them," he said. "Every one of the 162 is important. And, yeah, special win for those people in the Midwest and the East Coast that they stayed up. That's pretty special."

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