MILWAUKEE (AP) — Tyrone Taylor said he was reacting on instinct, but he couldn’t have planned his slide home any better. The Milwaukee Brewers were tied with the Miami Marlins in the fifth inning Thursday when Taylor attempted to score from second on Sal Frelick’s single. Although the throw from right fielder Jesús Sánchez beat him to the plate, Taylor avoided catcher Jacob Stallings’ tag and slid home with the go-ahead run in the Brewers’ 4-2 victory. “I think it’s all instinctual,” said Taylor, who also hit two RBI doubles. “It’s nothing I really think of. It’s just trying to avoid it, really.” Taylor initially was ruled out, but the call was overturned after replays showed he had eluded the tag attempt. Taylor went to his left to avoid Stallings’ glove, then put his right hand on the plate. He was asked after the game how good he was at playing tag as a child. “I don’t know if I was good, but I definitely played a lot of it with the kids on my street growing up,” Taylor replied. Milwaukee won three of four against the Marlins this week and extended its NL Central lead to 4 1/2 games over the Chicago Cubs. The Marlins, who scored only five runs the entire series, remain just outside of playoff position as they pursue one of the NL’s three wild-card spots.
