Milwaukee knocks around Twins for 6-3 victory at Target Field

3 times the stormy climate interrupted the Twins’ comeback try in opposition to the Brewers.

However because the act of God was attempting triply onerous to convey, a Twins victory merely wasn’t in destiny’s plans.

The Twins misplaced 6-3 to Milwaukee on Tuesday at Goal Subject, the place an introduced crowd of 37,183 followers — a mixture of Twins’ and Brewers’ trustworthy — went scrambling for the shelter of the concourse a number of occasions all through the night.

“Actually, I believe it got here all the way down to that they had a pair large swings,” Twins supervisor Rocco Baldelli stated, “and we did not have those self same large swings.”

That first large swing got here within the first inning for the Brewers, as Twins starter Josh Winder walked Milwaukee’s second batter earlier than Andrew McCutchen smacked a two-run house run to proper area.

Jorge Polanco hit a leadoff homer within the second inning off Brewers’ starter Jason Alexander, however shortly thereafter, the rain made its first look, interrupting Gio Urshela’s at-bat. The identical occurred within the fourth. Nick Gordon had beforehand pushed in a run to tie the sport at 2 solely to once more have precipitation sprint Urshela’s at-bat.

Urshela stated for the primary delay that lasted about 29 minutes, he tried to remain sharp hitting within the cage. The second was solely about eight minutes with the tarp by no means absolutely unfurled, so he did not must do as a lot ready.

Every time, he returned to the at-bat solely to finish the inning together with his out, however he took being the harbinger of showers in stride.

“I used to be like, ‘Oh my God, it is me once more,’” Urshela stated of the second delay. “It was humorous. … You do not see that day by day.”

Winder allowed three runs off two hits within the fifth, which ended up being the sport winners. A leadoff stroll got here again to hang-out him on Jonathan Davis’ RBI single, and Willy Adames blasted a two-run homer to place the Brewers up 5-3.

At the very least he did not have to remain heat by means of that closing delay – wherein lightning, sturdy wind and heavy rain made for a 1:06 stoppage – as Trevor Megill took the mound to start out the sixth.

“It has been a very long time, however I’ve undoubtedly had one earlier than I’ve realized from,” Winder stated of prior rain-delay outings. “However the two was type of bizarre, unusual. After which the third one got here alongside, too, after I was out. It was undoubtedly some bizarre stuff happening.”

Megill allowed one other Brewers’ run from Jace Peterson’s RBI base hit within the sixth. Luis Arraez hit a double within the seventh inning and scored on Byron Buxton’s pressure out to grant the Twins a 3rd and closing run. However that was all of the scoring for a recreation that lasted greater than 4 hours.

As if the loss wasn’t sufficient, two Twins gamers additionally left the sport with accidents. Max Kepler fouled a ball off his proper leg within the sixth inning – incurring a proper knee contusion – and had Gilberto Celestino exchange him within the outfield within the seventh. Reliever Jovani Moran additionally picked up a proper calf contusion when pitching the eighth inning. Baldelli stated each may have extra check-ups Wednesday.

Past the rain delays, there was one other layer of intrigue to this recreation’s environment. At a number of factors all through the night, Milwaukee followers began “let’s go Brewers” chants, which Twins followers tried considerably fruitlessly to drown out with boos. Each large Milwaukee hit drew hearty cheers, as did Milwaukee reliever Josh Hader’s three strikeouts to finish the sport.

Baldelli’s quote about Urshela’s two halted at-bats sums up this recreation as an entire for the Twins.

“Fairly distinctive scenario,” Baldelli stated, “and hopefully we do not have to take care of that anymore.”