Ashby Becomes First 8-Game Winner, Brewers Beat Twins 3-2 with Help of Interference Call
Aaron Ashby improved to 8-0 as Milwaukee scored twice in the eighth and Trevor Megill finished a 3-2 win over Minnesota.
- On Friday, Aaron Ashby became the major leagues' first eight-game winner as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Minnesota Twins 3-2 at Target Field for their seventh win in eight games.
- In the eighth inning, third base umpire Jordan Baker called interference on Twins third baseman Royce Lewis, allowing Jackson Chourio to score the tying run after a grounder by William Contreras.
- Twins manager Derek Shelton was ejected by Baker while arguing the interference ruling; Jake Bauers then doubled to drive in Chourio with the go-ahead run.
- After relieving starter Coleman Crow in the sixth, Ashby improved to 8-0, while Trevor Megill secured his fifth save by pitching a perfect ninth against his former team.
- On Saturday, Milwaukee's RHP Logan Henderson will make his fourth start against Minnesota's LHP Connor Prielipp , a Wisconsin native making his fifth career start.
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Twins fall to Brewers after late drama
Brewers 3, Twins 2 Starting pitcher performance The Twins got their third quality start in four games on this homestand on Friday night with Joe Ryan throwing six innings of one-run ball against the Milwaukee Brewers. Ryan allowed a double to the first batter he faced, Jackson Chourio, who eventually came around to score, giving Milwaukee an early lead, but that was all the Brewers (25-17) would manage during the duration of his start. It was …
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Ashby becomes first 8-game winner, Brewers beat Twins 3-2 with help of interference call
Aaron Ashby became the major leagues’ first eight-game winner, helped when an interference call on third baseman Royce Lewis allowed the tying run to score in a two-run eighth inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2 for their seventh win in eight games.
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Marietta Daily JournalBrewers rally on controversial call to edge Twins
Jake Bauers' RBI double and a controversial eighth-inning call helped the Milwaukee Brewers edge the Minnesota Twins 3-2 on Friday in Minneapolis.
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