PHILADELPHIA -- With another late rally, the surprising Brewers are a win away from a perfect opening road trip.Ryan Howard's error allowed the go-ahead run to score before Ryan Braun's two-run triple completed a three-run Brewers rally in the eighth inning, enough for a 9-4 win over the Phillies on Wednesday at Citizens Bank Park.After sweeping the Red Sox in three games at Fenway Park over the weekend, the 6-2 Brewers will have a chance to sweep the Phillies' home-opening series on Thursday night. To do so, Milwaukee will have to get through left-hander Cliff Lee. 
The teams had been tied at 4 since the fifth inning when the Brewers struck in the eighth against Phillies reliever Antonio Bastardo. Mark Reynolds led off with a walk, stole second base and advanced to third on Scooter Gennett's sacrifice bunt.Logan Schafer, who had entered the game the previous half-inning, followed with a line drive past Howard at first base that was ruled an error, making it 5-4. Carlos Gomez flew out and Jean Segura was hit by a pitch for the second straight night before Braun, coming off his three-homer, seven-RBIs performance on Tuesday, drove a triple to left-center field for two more runs.Reynolds added insurance in the ninth inning with a two-run homer. The late scoring flurry made a winner of Brewers reliever Tyler Thornburg, who pitched two scoreless innings.Brewers starter Matt Garza took a no-decision after a night of damage control. He pitched six innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on eight hits in six innings. Garza struck out four, but walked two and saw one of those runners score. He also committed a run-scoring balk.Gomez went 3-for-5 for the Brewers, including his third homer, a solo shot in the fourth.Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
The teams had been tied at 4 since the fifth inning when the Brewers struck in the eighth against Phillies reliever Antonio Bastardo. Mark Reynolds led off with a walk, stole second base and advanced to third on Scooter Gennett's sacrifice bunt.Logan Schafer, who had entered the game the previous half-inning, followed with a line drive past Howard at first base that was ruled an error, making it 5-4. Carlos Gomez flew out and Jean Segura was hit by a pitch for the second straight night before Braun, coming off his three-homer, seven-RBIs performance on Tuesday, drove a triple to left-center field for two more runs.Reynolds added insurance in the ninth inning with a two-run homer. The late scoring flurry made a winner of Brewers reliever Tyler Thornburg, who pitched two scoreless innings.Brewers starter Matt Garza took a no-decision after a night of damage control. He pitched six innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on eight hits in six innings. Garza struck out four, but walked two and saw one of those runners score. He also committed a run-scoring balk.Gomez went 3-for-5 for the Brewers, including his third homer, a solo shot in the fourth.Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
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