The losses don’t get much tougher, as the Milwaukee Brewers opened a two-game series on the road against the Minnesota Twins with a crushing 7-5 loss in Minneapolis. The Brewers, losers of five straight games, took a 5-3 lead into the bottom of the ninth inning only to see closer Devin Williams give up four runs on two home runs without retiring a single Twin batter. Carlos Correa crushed a two-run, walk-off home run to seal the Brewers' fate in the ninth.
The Brewers jumped out to a 3-0 lead early, thanks to a three-hit, four-RBI night by Christian Yelich, but it was all for not.
Williams, who has been near-perfect all season, was greeted by a solo home run by Michael A. Taylor to lead off the ninth. After walking the next batter, Donovan Solana singled home the tying run, leading up to Correa’s dramatic walk-off home run.
Brewer starter Corbin Burnes pitched six innings allowing three runs on seven hits while striking out eight and walking only one.
The Brewers (34-33) will look to split the series later today against Minnesota (34-33) before returning home for a series against division foe Pittsburgh.
