William and Willson Contreras pull off feat unseen in 92 years during Cardinals vs Brewers showdown

It's not every day MLB fans witness brothers playing against each other in a major league game. However, William and Willson Contreras took it further as the Milwaukee Brewers played the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday.

During the ninth inning of the game, the duo made history, becoming the second pair of brothers to smash a home run in the same inning of an MLB game as opponents.

In the top of the ninth, Willson went deep for his ninth home run of the season for the Cardinals. In the bottom of the inning, Brewers' William Contreras smashed his sixth homer of the season off Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley, becoming the first pair of brothers since Rick and Wes Ferrell in 1933 to go deep in the same game while on opposing teams, per MLB's Sarah Langs.

"Willson and William Contreras are the second pair of brothers to homer in the same inning as opponents since 1900, joining: 7/19/1933 Rick (BOS) & Wes (CLE) Ferrell (Rick’s HR was OFF Wes!)"

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Meanwhile, it's the 11th time a pair of brothers smashed home runs in the same inning (including brothers playing for the same team). Cleveland Guardians' Bo and Josh Naylor were the last pair to do the feat after they homered on National Siblings Day, April 10, last year.

William Contreras fails to lift Brewers past brother Willson's Cardinals

Despite the late home run from William Contreras, the Brewers fell short in the contest, losing 8-5. The win ended the Brewers' two-game winning streak and kept the Cardinals alive in the four-game series, with Milwaukee holding a 2-1 lead heading into the series finale on Sunday.

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Chaitanya Prakash is an editor who covers US Sports at Sportskeeda. His first brush with sportswriting was in 2012 when the greatest football manager of all time, Sir Alex Ferguson, bid farewell to the beautiful game.

Although having started out professionally as a cricket writer in 2022, Chaitanya's curiosity and indiscriminate interest in all sports in general eventually introduced him to America's favorite pastime.

While Chaitanya's favorite player from the current crop is the dynamic Venezuelan Ronald Acuna Jr., his all-time favorite, however, is Pedro Martinez, for his self-belief and consistency. He also rates Jose Bautista's iconic bat flip in 2015 as his favorite moment in baseball history.

Chaitanya specializes in reporting on technical aspects of the game or analyzing patterns behind specific plays. He also likes pondering over players' self-assessments following the conclusion of a game as it helps him get an idea of how they think about the sport in general.

When not cheering for his favorites across sports, Chaitanya likes being transported to the past through a good war documentary or a historical documentary in general.

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