The Milwaukee Brewers pulled off a clutch victory on Friday against the Minnesota Twins.
The Milwaukee Brewers were able to edge out the Minnesota Twins in the series opener between the two teams on Friday, 3-2.
With the win, Milwaukee is now 7-1 in its last eight games. How did they add another to the win column?
A Late Rally
In a game characterized by low scoring, the Brewers still found themselves down late in the game at Target Field in Minneapolis.
After taking a 1-0 lead in the first inning, the Brewers were able to keep the Twins off the board until the sixth and seventh innings, when Minnesota successfully put up runs to take a 2-1 lead heading into the eighth.
Then, the Brewers responded.
In the top of the eighth, Jackson Chourio got things started with a single before Brice Turang followed up with a single of his own to advance Chourio to third base. Then, Turang aggressively stole second base to give Milwaukee two runners in scoring position.
Catcher William Contreras made his way to the plate next and hit a grounder to Twins third baseman Royce Lewis.
Lewis tried to force Chourio out at third base, but never gave him a path to slide back into the bag. That led to an interference error and Chourio scored to tie the game as well as Contreras reaching safely on a fielder's choice.
Subsequently, Jake Bauers launched a double to right field to bring home Turang and give Milwaukee a 3-2 lead it would not relinquish.
A Collective Pitching Effort
Ahead of Friday's game, the Brewers made the choice to call up 25-year-old right-hander Coleman Crow. By that evening, Crow was starting in his first game for Milwaukee since his MLB debut on April 17.
Crow provided five innings of work for the Brewers while striking out three batters and allowing three hits, and one earned run. Afterward, manager Pat Murphy looked to his bullpen.
The first reliever to take the mound was Aaron Ashby, who contributed one inning and one strikeout while allowing four hits and one earned run. However, by the end of the game, he was awarded the winning decision to push him to a perfect 8-0 on the season.
Then, Abner Uribe took the mound and also pitched one inning while striking out one batter and allowing one walk and a hit. Finally, Trevor Megill sealed the deal with one inning of work and one strikeout while not allowing any hits or walks.
Now at 25-17, the Brewers are two games behind the Chicago Cubs for first place in the National League Central Division. They hold a half-game lead over the St. Louis Cardinals for second place in a division that still does not have any losing teams.
They will resume action against the Twins on Saturday at 6:10 p.m. CT.
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