In this I-94 “rivalry weekend” series between the Minnesota Twins & Milwaukee Brewers, the visiting Twins had taken the first two games and run their winning streak to 13. Even without Byron Buxton, Carlos Correa, & Willi Castro in today’s contest, the Twins fought until the bitter end—when a highway robbery, so to speak, took the wind out of the traveling sails.
Making his 2025 debut, Twins SP Zebby Matthews’ bottom of the first inning couldn’t have gone smoother—whiffing William Contreras, Jackson Churio, & Brice Turang.
Looking good in the 1st!
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Alas, in the 2nd the Brew Crew were so desperate to break the Twins’ scoreless inning streak they bunted runners along until Sal Frelick singled in Christian Yelich. 1-0 Beer Men.
A round of applause for Twins hurlers: 34 consecutive scoreless frames—a franchise record!
Truly a remarkable feat!
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Meanwhile, MN bats were having trouble making hard contact off Milwaukee SP Freddy Peralta—held at bay through the game’s first third.
Tough to decipher
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Zebby looked to be back on the horse in the 3rd—until a bout of wildness (three straight free passes) loaded the bases with Brewers. Milwaukee took advantage: hits from Isaac Collins & Frelick extended their lead to 4-0.
Walks will—and did—haunt
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The Twins started clawing back into the offensive column in the 4th when a heating-up Royce Lewis blasted his first home run of the 2025 campaign!
Good to see!
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This game then became a battle of two very good bullpens. It wasn’t until the 7th when the Twins chipped away a bit further with a Trevor Larnach double being paid off by a Brooks Lee singled to cut the deficit to 4-2.
Chip away
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With some momentum on their side to preserve the winning streak, Kody Clemens opened the 8th with a ringing double. Lewis then drove another ball deep into the AmFam Field expanse and over the fence—except that it was brought back into the park via a miraculous, lead-preserving catch from Jackson Chourio.
That close
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With the air out of the balloon, MIN reliever Jorge Alcala collapsed it entirely by coughing up a run in the 8th to extended Milwaukee’s lead to 5-2.
A typical Alcala sight
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With the streak on the line in the 9th, Twins’ bats could muster no dramatic comeback against former colleague Trevor Megill.
Your Final: Milwaukee Brewers 5, Minnesota Twins 2.
For the first time in over two weeks, the Twins wouldn’t shake hands upon game’s end.
Nope
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Seeing a 13-game winning streak come to an end is always tough—especially when a comeback seemed oh so close. But consider this: two weeks ago, I would have been happy with a 7-5 mark on the Baltimore-San Francisco-Baltimore-Milwaukee stretch. The Twins went 11-1. Despite injuries that would crumble most squads, Rocco Baldelli’s bunch have burst back into competitiveness.
Again: a moment of appreciation for 13 IN A ROW!
The final jump-for-joy of the streak
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Studs
Lewis: HR and some nice defensive work at 3B
Carson McCusker: MLB debut
Duds
Matthews: 5 H, 3 BB, 4 ER in 3 IP
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