Culpepper Homers in MLB Debut as Twins Top Brewers 8-6
- On Friday, the Minnesota Twins erased a four-run deficit to defeat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-6, with Josh Bell going 4-for-5 with three RBIs and Kaelen Culpepper homering in his major league debut.
- Milwaukee built an early 4-0 lead through two innings, with Jackson Chourio hitting a solo home run in the first and three unearned runs scoring after a costly two-out fielding error by Royce Lewis.
- Minnesota rallied as Josh Bell hit his 15th home run—a two-run shot in the third—while Kaelen Culpepper added a solo blast for his first big-league hit, sparking the Twins' consecutive two-run innings.
- The Twins claimed the lead for good in the sixth against reliever Antonio Senzatela; Jeff Hoffman escaped a bases-loaded jam in the seventh, and Yoendrys Gomez earned his 16th save to secure the victory.
- Both teams return to American Family Field on Saturday for the second game of the series, with RHP Taj Bradley pitching for the Twins against Brewers LHP Robert Gasser.
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Twins’ Kaelen Culpepper provides spark ahead of rematch vs. Brewers
Minnesota Twins shortstop Kaelen Culpepper made an unforgettable big-league debut on Friday when he homered for his first hit. One day later, Culpepper will try for a quality encore performance. The Twins will go for their third win in a row when they visit the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday evening. Minnesota rallied for an 8-6
Twins shortstop Kaelen Culpepper homers in MLB debut to spark comeback victory
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kaelen Culpepper arrived in the big leagues eager to show he could make a major contribution to the Minnesota Twins’ push for a playoff berth. The 2024 first-round draft pick did just that by homering in his debut Friday night to help the Twins rally for an 8-6 victory over the MLB-leading The post Twins shortstop Kaelen Culpepper homers in MLB debut to spark comeback victory appeared first on Medicine Hat News.
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