Twins vs Brewers

Andrew Vaughn Plays Late-Inning Hero as Milwaukee Edges Minnesota

• The Headline: A clutch eighth-inning single breaks a stalemate, lifting the Brewers past the Twins 4-3 in a hard-fought regional battle.

• The Recap:

  Saturday night at American Family Field proved that baseball is a game of fine margins, free passes, and timely execution. The Brewers drew first blood when Taj Bradley accidentally played target practice with William Contreras, forcing in a run with a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch. But Minnesota quickly fought back in the second, capitalizing on Robert Gasser’s sudden control issues before Royce Lewis laced a two-run double to stretch his hitting streak to a baker’s dozen.

  Brice Turang kept Milwaukee humming with a pair of RBI singles, locking the game up at 3-3 and setting the stage for late-night heroics. In the eighth, pinch-runner Brandon Lockridge put on his best track-star impersonation—stealing second and aggressively sliding home on Andrew Vaughn’s go-ahead single to right.

  Aaron Ashby locked down a clean eighth to grab his 13th win of the year, and Trevor Megill slammed the door shut in the ninth for his 21st save, leaving the Twins wondering how a game they briefly controlled slipped right through their fingers.