The Milwaukee Brewers opened their three-game series against the Detroit Tigers with an emphatic 12-4 win that saw David Hamilton notch a career night at the plate.

Hamilton notched four hits in the win, a personal single-game record through his three-plus years in Major League Baseball. Afterward, he spoke with the media about his night and his team’s performance.

“Yeah, I mean, four hits anytime is good to have, maybe some luck in there,” Hamilton said. “But, you know, I'm feeling better. Hopefully I can keep it going.”

Hamilton’s near perfect night of going 4-for-5 in the batter’s box with two runs scored certainly helped his team, but he was not the only one to contribute. Four other Brewers logged multi-hit evenings, and eight batters beyond Hamilton logged at least one hit.

“I just feel like we feed off each other's momentum, you know, feed off each other's good and bads in front of us and we can do that for the person behind us and, you know, just keep it rolling,” Hamilton said.

The Brewers caught fire in the eighth inning and logged seven runs to extend what was already a four-run lead into double digits. Starting off the inning was Gary Sánchez, who launched a triple to left field.

“That's awesome, man,” Hamilton said about Sánchez. “I was hoping it went over the fence, but, yeah, it was cool to see him leg that out.”

Milwaukee was so dominant in the eighth that Sánchez landed a second at-bat during the inning. He rewarded the Brewers again by hitting a sacrifice grounder to get William Contreras across home plate. To Hamilton, Sánchez is a teammate who possesses multiple qualities.

“Yeah, he's awesome,” Hamilton said. “Great, great teammate. Really funny.”

Hamilton has played against the 6-foot-2, 251-pound Sánchez in the past, and as his teammate, he knows Sánchez is a defining presence at the plate.

“I mean, look at it like a guy who can hit some bombs,” Hamilton said. “I wouldn't say intimidating, but, you know, just definitely a presence in the box. Yeah, presence is a good word, right?”

The Brewers are now 13-9 and winners of five of their last six games despite being down several key players such as Christian Yelich, Jackson Chourio and Andrew Vaughn. However, Hamilton knows the team has no option but to push through the health struggles.

“I mean, it's next man up until it's not,” he said. “You know, we'd love to have those guys for sure. But, you know, we're doing what we can right now with the guys we have and hopefully they come back as soon as they can.”

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