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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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 | 46 | 30 | .605 | - | W1 |
Milwaukee | 42 | 35 | .545 | 4.5 | W3 |
St. Louis | 42 | 35 | .545 | 4.5 | W5 |
Cincinnati | 39 | 38 | .506 | 7.5 | L3 |
Pittsburgh | 30 | 48 | .385 | 17 | L2 |
2025 American League Central Standings
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Detroit | 48 | 30 | .615 | - | L3 |
Cleveland | 38 | 37 | .507 | 8.5 | W1 |
Kansas City | 38 | 39 | .494 | 9.5 | L1 |
Minnesota | 37 | 39 | .487 | 10 | L2 |
Chicago | 24 | 53 | .312 | 23.5 | L1 |