Jose Quintana pitches 6 crisp innings as the Brewers beat the struggling Twins 9-0
MINNEAPOLIS -- — Jose Quintana pitched six innings of three-hit ball, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Minnesota Twins 9-0 on Saturday.
Isaac Collins had two hits and three RBI for Milwaukee in its third consecutive win. Brice Turang had two hits and scored two runs.
The Brewers improved to 6-2 in their last eight games and moved a season-high seven games over .500 at 42-35.
The Twins had four hits in their eighth loss in nine games. They lost 17-6 in the series opener on Friday.
The game was played under an excessive heat warning. The feels-like temperature reached 105 degrees with little breeze.
Quintana (5-2) struck out four and walked one. Grant Anderson pitched an inning before Aaron Ashby finished the shutout for the Brewers.
Twins right-hander Simeon Woods Richardson (2-4) allowed four runs, three earned, and four hits in six innings.
Milwaukee scored two runs in each of the first two innings. Turang hit a sacrifice fly in the first, and Christian Yelich's RBI single made it 4-0 in the second.
Harrison Bader misplayed a flyball that allowed Turang to score the first of three Milwaukee runs in the eighth.
Caleb Durbin beat a throw to second base that could have potentially started a double play in the second inning. Instead, Milwaukee had the bases loaded with nobody out.
Minnesota's Brooks Lee grounded out three times, ending his career-best 19-game hitting streak. It was the longest active streak in the majors.
Right-hander Quinn Priester (5-2, 3.46 ERA) starts for Milwaukee on Sunday against Minnesota right-hander David Festa (1-1, 4.78 ERA).
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MIL wins 3-0
Game Information
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Chad Fairchild
- First Base Umpire - Ben May
- Second Base Umpire - Roberto Ortiz
- Third Base Umpire - Bill Miller
2025 National League Central Standings
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chicago | 55 | 39 | .585 | - | L1 |
Milwaukee | 54 | 40 | .574 | 1 | W5 |
St. Louis | 50 | 45 | .526 | 5.5 | L1 |
Cincinnati | 48 | 47 | .505 | 7.5 | L1 |
Pittsburgh | 38 | 57 | .400 | 17.5 | L7 |
2025 American League Central Standings
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Detroit | 59 | 36 | .621 | - | L2 |
Minnesota | 46 | 48 | .489 | 12.5 | W1 |
Kansas City | 46 | 49 | .484 | 13 | L1 |
Cleveland | 44 | 49 | .473 | 14 | L1 |
Chicago | 32 | 63 | .337 | 27 | W1 |