MINNESOTA TWINS NOTES:
THE TWINS: After completing their five-game, six day homestand with a record of 3-2 (1-1 vs. Detroit and 2-1 vs. Pittsburgh), the Twins began their two-game series in Milwaukee with a loss last night at American Family Field…this afternoon, the Twins will complete the trip and series with the second of two in Wisconsin…following today’s game, the Twins will travel back to Minneapolis to begin a seven-game homestand with four against the Rangers from Thursday-Sunday and three against the Guardians from August 28-30…the Twins have gone 36-26 at home and 29-35 on the road.
Of the Twins’ 36 remaining games, they have an opponent winning percentage of .477, the fourth-lowest strength of schedule in Major League Baseball…however, the combined winning percentage of opponents over the next 20 games is .532.
TWINS SINGLED INTO SUBMISSION IN THE SIXTH: The Twins lost to the Brewers last night at American Family Field by a score of 7-3…Bailey Ober was the starter but did not factor into the decision, allowing two runs on two hits in 5.0 innings pitched, throwing 78 pitches and exiting with a 3-2 lead…Dylan Floro (4-6) was issued the loss, allowing five runs on six hits in 1.0 inning of relief…the offense recorded seven hits, highlighted by a Christian Vázquez two-run homer in the second inning…Kyle Farmer drove in the other run with a fourth-inning single.
BROOM BREAKDOWN: Twins are looking to avoid being swept today for the fifth time this season…the other four sweeps came in three games at Tropicana Field from June 6-8 against the Rays, three games at Truist Park from June 26-28 against the Braves, three games against the Orioles from July 7-9 at Target Field and three games against the Royals from July 28-30 at Kauffman Stadium.
The last time Minnesota was swept by the Brewers was in two games in this ballpark from July 26-27, 2022.
The Twins are 1-0-1 in two-game series’ this season, sweeping the Brewers June 13-14 and splitting a series with the Tigers August 15-16.
Minnesota has faced a potential sweep six times this season, salvaging the series finale three of six times…the three times they avoided a sweep were April 21-23 vs. Washington, May 2-4 at Chicago-AL and May 22-24 vs. San Francisco.
BORDER BATTLE: The Twins and Brewers are playing the final of four games this season… Minnesota is 2-1 against Milwaukee this season and looking to win the season series against the Brewers for the first time since 2021 (4-2)…the Twins went 1-3 vs. the Brewers last season.
The Twins are 242-232 all-time against the Brewers (since 1970) and are 69-58 against them in Interleague Play, since Milwaukee’s move to the NL in 1998…Twins are 13-9 in their last 22 against the Brewers.
These two will open American Family Field in 2024 with a two-game series from April 2-3… the Brewers will visit Target Field after the 2024 All-Star Game for a two-game series from July 20-21.
Max Kepler is hitting .324 (11-for-34) with three doubles, one triple, five RBI, four walks and an .865 OPS in his last 11 games vs. the Brewers.
Edouard Julien is 3-for-8 (.375) with two doubles and two walks vs. the Brewers this season.
CREAM CITY CRUSH: The Twins have homered in 12-straight games at American Family Field, hitting 22 in that span…it’s the fifth-longest streak in an opposing ballpark for the Twins (since 1961) and second-longest active:
BALLPARK STREAK DATES HR DURING
Kauffman Stadium (KC)…………………… 21……………… July 30, 1998-August 25, 2021 ………………… 32
Rogers Centre (TOR)………………………… 17……………………… August 26-present ………………………… 36
Progressive Field (CLE) ……………………. 15………………August 26, 2020-June 29, 2022………………… 28
Guaranteed Rate Field (CWS)……………. 14…………………April 8, 2017-June 26, 2018…………………… 26
American Family Field (MIL)……………. 12……………………..July 4, 2018-present……………………….. 22
THE OTHER GUYS: The Twins have gone 19-17 in Interleague Play this season, going 1-2 at Miami, 1-2 vs. Washington, 2-1 vs. San Diego, 2-1 vs. Chicago-NL, 1-2 at Los Angeles-NL, 1-2 vs. San Francisco, 2-0 vs. Milwaukee, 0-3 at Atlanta, 2-1 at St. Louis, 3-0 vs. Arizona, 2-1 at Philadelphia, 2-1 vs. Pittsburgh and 0-1 at Milwaukee…the Twins have gone 8-3 in their last 11 in IL Play and 12-7 in their last 19…their 19 wins are their most in IL Play for a single season (16 in 2006).
After this series, Minnesota’s remaining 2023 IL schedule includes Target Field visits from the Mets (September 8-10) and trips to play the Reds (September 18-20) and Rockies (September 29-October 1).
Max Kepler has 21 career IL home runs, tied with Justin Morneau for fourth most in club history, trailing Torii Hunter (33), Eddie Rosario (23) and Joe Mauer (22).
KINGS OF THE HILL: Twins starters have gone 4-1, 2.20 ERA (45.0 IP, 11 ER) with 16 walks, 46 strikeouts and a .189 opponent batting average in their last eight games…on the season, they lead baseball in strikeouts (771) and quality starts (63).
AMERICA’S NEXT TOP JEFF: Since the All-Star break, Ryan Jeffers is hitting .314 (22-for-70) with three doubles, five home runs, 14 RBI, 10 walks, a .415 on-base percentage, a .571 slugging percentage and a .986 OPS…he has raised his OPS 72 points since the break, going from .778 to .850…since the break, he ranks 12th in the AL in OBP and 15th in OPS.
TWINS ON A STICK: The Twins recently announced details for their presence at the 2023 Minnesota State Fair, with interactive games, giveaways and special appearances all part of the team’s daily lineup…the Minnesota Twins Experience is located on the south end of Cooper Street at Judson Avenue, next to the International Bazaar, and is open from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm daily, rain or shine, throughout the State Fair’s duration (tomorrow through Monday, September 4)…below are some of the ways fans can engage with the Twins at the Great Minnesota Get-Together (subject to change).
Royce Lewis and Jose Miranda will visit Monday, August 28 from 12:00 to 1:00 pm.
Hall of Famer Bert Blyleven will make special appearances on Friday, August 25 and Saturday, August 26 from 10:30 to 11:30 am.
Hall of Famer Tony Oliva will be on hand at the Experience on Thursday, August 31 and Friday, September 1 from 10:30 to 11:30 am.
STARTING PITCHER – #18 KENTA MAEDA
2023: 3-7, 4.13 ERA CAREER: 62-48, 3.90 ERA
Making his 15th start and appearance of 2023, and his ninth road start…also his 184th career appearance and 150th start.
Facing Milwaukee for the ninth time in his career; is 3-2, 2.54 ERA (46.0 IP, 13 ER) with 18 walks and 54 strikeouts in eight previous starts vs. the Brewers.
Is in his fourth season with the Twins after being acquired in 2020, along with Jair Camargo, from Los Angeles-NL in exchange for Brusdar Graterol and Luke Raley.
W L ERA G/GS IP ER AVG H AB HR BB SO
Home: 2 2 5.57 6/6 32.1 20 Vs. Left: .248 28 113 3 10 36
Road: 1 5 2.89 8/8 37.1 12 Vs. Right: .233 35 150 8 8 46
Day: 1 6 5.68 8/8 38.0 24 TOTALS: .240 63 263 11 18 82
Night: 2 1 2.27 6/6 31.2 8
Grass: 3 6 4.31 13/13 64.2 31 None On: .246 43 175 8 8 60
Turf: 0 1 1.80 1/1 5.0 1 Runners On: .227 20 88 3 10 22
2023 MISC. NUMBERS
- Missed entire 2022 season recovering from Tommy John surgery on right elbow.
- Finished second in the 2020 American League Cy Young Award voting, accruing 92 total votes (Cleveland’s Shane Bieber was the unanimous winner).
- Named Joseph W. Haynes Award winner for Twins Pitcher of the Year in 2020, voted on by the Twin Cities Chapter of the BBWAA…also named the starting pitcher on 2020 All-MLB Second Team.
- Pitched 8.0 no-hit innings on August 18, 2020 vs. MIL before bid was broken up in the ninth…longest no-hit bid of career, and set Twins record with eight-straight K’s.
- Is the third Japanese-born player in Twins franchise history, after Micheal Nakamura (2003) and Tsuyoshi Nishioka (2011-12).
- Owns the fifth-most strikeouts in MLB history among Japanese-born pitchers.
- His 16 wins in 2016 were the second-most wins ever by a Los Angeles-NL rookie, behind only Rick Sutcliffe (17-10, 1979), and tied for the second-most ever in a single season by a Japanese pitcher.
- In 2016, led qualifying MLB rookie starting pitchers in starts (32), wins (16), opponents’ batting average (.229), WHIP (1.14), innings pitched (175.2) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.58).
- Named to the 2016 Baseball America Major League All-Rookie Team, and finished third in the NL Rookie of the Year voting.
CAREER NOTES
LAST TIME OUT: Did not factor into the decision on August 16 vs. Detroit in the Twins’ 8-7 defeat at Target Field…pitched 4.0 innings plus one batter and allowed three runs on seven hits (season-high 2 HR), with one walk and six strikeouts…struck out the side in the first inning…allowed four hits, including two home runs (Riley Greene, 2-run; Spencer Torkelson, solo), in the third inning…retired the side in order in the top of the fourth inning before yielding a single to Greene to start the fifth, ending his outing; was relieved by Dylan Floro, who did not allow the inherited runner to score… Twins’ bullpen allowed five runs in 5.0 innings as Minnesota dropped the two-game series finale.
Has allowed three-or-fewer runs in each of his last 10 starts, the second-longest active streak among American League starters (CLE’s Tanner Bibee – 11)…Maeda’s current streak is his second longest as a Twin (14-start streak allowing 3-or-fewer runs from July 26, 2020 to April 14, 2021).
Allowed multiple home runs for the first time this season…last allowed multiple homers on August 3, 2021 at Cincinnati (3 HR)…ended a 16-start streak in which he yielded one-or-fewer homers, his longest as a Twin and second longest of his career (17, September 21, 2017-July 11, 2018).
Marked just the fifth time in his career in which he pitched 4.0-or-fewer innings and threw 87-or-more pitches, last doing so on May 16, 2021 vs. Oakland (4.0 IP, 89 pitches).
TWO STARTS AGO: Took the loss despite allowing just one run on three hits (1 HR) in 6.0 innings pitched on August 10 at Detroit, a 3-0 Twins’ defeat…issued one walk and struck out four batters, his lowest single-game total since June 28 at Atlanta (also 4 K)…retired 16 of the first 19 batters he faced…allowed his only run on a solo home run by Riley Greene in the bottom of the sixth…was relieved by Dylan Floro to begin the top of the seventh…Twins were shut out for the ninth time this season and lost the series finale.
BRAND NEW MAN: Since being returned from his rehab assignment and reinstated from the 15-day Injured List (right triceps strain) on June 23, Maeda is 3-3 with a 2.68 ERA (53.2 IP, 16 ER), 15 walks, 68 strikeouts and a .207 (40-for-193) opponent batting average in 10 starts…he owns the second-lowest opponent batting average and sixth-lowest ERA in the American League in that span (min. 10 GS)…here’s how his numbers since June 23 compare to his first four starts this year:
STATISTIC LAST 10 STARTS FIRST 4 STARTS
Opponent Batting Average…………………………… .207 …………………………………………………………… .329
ERA ………………………………………………………….. 2.68 …………………………………………………………… 9.00
WHIP…………………………………………………………. 1.02 …………………………………………………………… 1.63
Strikeouts-per-9.0 Innings………………………….. 11.40 ………………………………………………………….. 7.88
Quality Starts……………………………………………….. 5 ………………………………………………………………….. 0
Team Record……………………………………………….. 6-4 …………………………………………………………….. 0-4
SUMMER BREEZE: In 13 starts in August with Minnesota (since 2020), Maeda is 6-3 with a 3.41 ERA (74.0 IP, 28 ER), 14 walks, 82 strikeouts and a .196 (53-for-271) opponent batting average…in 35 career appearances in August (31 starts), he is 14-8, 4.03 ERA (174.0 IP, 78 ER) with 44 walks, 197 strikeouts and a .211 (136-for-646) opponent batting average, the fifth-lowest opponent batting average in baseball since 2016 (min. 30 August starts).
BREWMASTER: Facing Milwaukee for the ninth time in his career; is 3-2, 2.54 ERA (46.0 IP, 13 ER) with 18 walks and 54 strikeouts in eight previous starts vs. the Brewers…owns a .186 (31-for-167) opponent batting average against Milwaukee, his lowest vs. any opponent in his career (min. 5 GS)…last faced the Brewers on April 1, 2021 at American Family Field, taking a no-decision in a 6-5 Twins’ loss on Opening Day; pitched 4.1 innings and allowed two runs (1 earned) on six hits, with two walks and five strikeouts…is 1-0, 1.89 ERA (19.0 IP, 4 ER) with five walks and 22 strikeouts in three starts vs. Milwaukee as a Twin.
Making his fourth Interleague start of 2023…is 1-2, 2.25 ERA (16.0 IP, 4 ER) with two walks and 20 strikeouts in three previous IL starts this season…in 27 career IL appearances (23 starts), he is 8-9, 4.09 ERA (127.2 IP, 58 ER) with 40 walks and 141 strikeouts.
Is 10-6, 4.07 ERA (135.0 IP, 61 ER) with 43 walks and 140 strikeouts in 27 career appearances (23 starts) against National League Central opponents.
QUICK TRIP: Making his ninth road start of the season today in the finale of the Twins’ two-game roadtrip to Milwaukee…is 1-5, 2.89 ERA (37.1 IP, 12 ER) with 12 walks and 47 strikeouts in eight road starts in 2023…ranks fifth in road opponent batting average (.197) and eighth in road ERA in the American League (min. 8 road GS)…looking for his first road victory since June 23 at Detroit; is 0-3, 3.55 ERA (25.1 IP, 10 ER) with nine walks and 30 strikeouts in five starts since his last road win… in six home starts this year, he is 2-2, 5.57 ERA (32.1 IP, 20 ER) with six walks and 35 strikeouts.
In four career starts at American Family Field, Maeda is 2-1, 2.57 ERA (21.0 IP, 6 ER) with eight walks, 23 strikeouts and a .203 (16-for-79) opponent batting average.
Is 27-27, 4.55 ERA (425.0 IP, 215 ER) with 136 walks and 466 strikeouts in 98 career road appearances (82 starts)…in 85 career home appearances (67 starts), he is 35-21, 3.21 ERA (406.2 IP, 145 ER) with 102 walks and 450 strikeouts.
THE ARSENAL: Has used a five-pitch mix this year, mostly using his slider, split finger and 4-seam fastball, throwing the trio 90.1 percent of the time…favors his split finger (204/342 – 59.6%) against lefties and mostly uses his slider (248/380 – 65.3%) and sinker (73/73 – 100%) against righties… allowed his first home run on a curveball this season in his last start on August 16 vs. Detroit (S. Torkelson)…here’s a breakdown of his repertoire:
PITCH (AVG. MPH) PCT. (#, vs. RHB/LHB) RESULTS
Slider (81.6)……………………. 33.7% (380 pitches, 248/132)……….. .240 (24-for-100), 9 2B, 6 HR, 31 K
Split Finger (84.1)……………. 30.3% (342 pitches, 138/204)…………. .200 (17-for-85), 1 2B, 2 HR, 30 K
4-Seam Fastball (90.9)…….. 26.1% (295 pitches, 159/136)…. .286 (16-for-56), 3 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 21 K
Sinker (90.2) ……………………….. 6.5% (73 pitches, 73/0) ………………………………………… .235 (4-for-17)
Curveball (75.9)…………………… 3.5% (39 pitches, 9/30) ………………………………… . .400 (2-for-5), 1 HR
Has averaged 91.4 mph on his four-seam fastball in three August starts, a 0.8-mph increase from his four-seam fastball average in his first 11 starts this season (90.6).
Opposing hitters are batting just .167 (5-for-30) against Maeda’s four-seam fastball in his last six starts after hitting .423 (11-for-26) off his four-seamer in his first eight starts this season.
LEFT/RIGHT: Right-handed hitters are slashing .233/.272/.467 with 46 strikeouts and a .739 OPS against Maeda this year…left-handed hitters are slashing .248/.310/.363 with 36 strikeouts and a .672 OPS…in his last start on August 16 vs. Detroit, righties went 3-for-10 one double, one home run (S. Torkelson) and three strikeouts off him; lefties went 4-for-9 with one home run (R. Greene) and three strikeouts.
Righties are batting just .206 (332-for-1609) with a .615 OPS and 545 strikeouts vs. Maeda in his career…owns the third-lowest opponent batting average and fourth-lowest OPS vs. righties since 2016 (min 750.0 IP), trailing only Max Scherzer (.181 BAA, .533 OPS), Jacob deGrom (.203 BAA, .568 OPS) and Clayton Kershaw (.612 OPS). Lefties are hitting .250 (377-for-1509) with a .739 OPS and 371 strikeouts off Maeda.
BLINDED BY THE LIGHT: Maeda is 1-6, 5.68 ERA (38.0 IP, 24 ER) with 10 walks and 35 strikeouts in eight daytime starts this season…is 2-1 with a 2.27 ERA (31.2 IP, 8 ER), eight walks and 47 strikeouts in six nighttime starts this year…owns a 4.76 ERA (257.0 IP, 136 ER) with a .744 opponent OPS in 58 career daytime appearances (49 starts), both higher than his 3.51 ERA (574.2 IP, 224 ER) and .644 opponent OPS in 125 career nighttime appearances (100 starts).
MILWAUKEE BREWERS NOTES:
BREWERS vs. TWINS
SUMMARY: Are 238-254 all-time, including 58-69 in Interleague Play….. are 1-2 in 2023…..went 3-1 in 2022.
at MIL: Are 125-112 all-time, including 32-29 at American Family Field and 93-83 at County Stadium…..went 5-4 as the Seattle Pilots at Sick’s Stadium in 1969…..are 1-0 this season…..went 2-0 last season.
at MIN: Are 108-138 all-time, including 14-21 at Target Field, 58-68 at the Metrodome and 36-49 at Metropolitan Stadium…..are 0-2 this season…..went 1-1 last season
Climbing the Charts
The Brewers (69-57) improved to a season-high 12 games over .500 last night…..the team looks to climb 13 games over .500 for the first time since it was 57-44 in July last season.
They’re Out of Our League
The Brewers have won 8 consecutive games against Interleague opponents and are now 25-17 in Interleague Play this season, the fifth-best record in the Major Leagues.
Burnes, Baby, Burnes!
Corbin Burnes enters his start this afternoon as the National League leader in opponent AVG (.193), WHIP (1.06) and H/9IP (6.28)…..he is tied for second in the NL in quality starts (17).
Pitching This Afternoon – Pitching In Tonight
Corbin Burnes and his wife, Brooke, will host their Uncork for a Cause charity event tonight with proceeds benefiting Ronald McDonald House Charities Eastern Wisconsin…..join Burnes and his Brewers teammates at the Journeyman Hotel for a lovely evening of wine tasting, great food and good friends at 7 p.m.
No Shortage at Shortstop
Willy Adames belted his 20th HR of the season last night…..only the Mets’ Francisco Lindor (23) has more HR than Adames from the shortstop position in the NL this season.
That’ll Leave a Mark
Mark Canha has produced an RBI in 8 of his last 11 games, totaling 9 RBI….. he is batting .294 (10-for-34, 1hr) with a .390 OBP/.529 SLG/.920 OPS during this particular stretch.
1,500
Christian Yelich is 13 hits away from 1,500 for his Major League career….. there are currently 22 active players with 1,500+ hits.
Hit No. Date/Opponent
1 …………………….7/23/13 at COL (single)
500 …………………8/6/16 at COL (single)
1,000 …………..6/30/19 vs. PIT (double)
Santana’s Greatest Hits
Carlos Santana needs 4 HR for 300 in his Major League career…..his 296 career HR are 10th in MLB history by switch-hitters.
Player HR
- Chili Davis …………………………………..350
- Reggie Smith ………………………………314
- Ruben Sierra ……………………………..306
- Carlos Santana ……………………..296
TODAY’S GAME: Is game 2 (1-0) of a 5-game, 6-day homestand against Minnesota (1-0) and San Diego (3g)…..following this homestand, the team travels to Wrigley Field for 3 games against the Cubs…..following an off day on August 31, the team returns to American Family Field for 3 games against Philadelphia.
IN THE TRAINER’S ROOM: LHP Aaron Ashby (left labrum), RHP J.C. Mejía (right shoulder), OF Garrett Mitchell (left shoulder), OF Blake Perkins (left oblique), 1B Darin Ruf (right knee), RHP Julio Teheran (right hip), LHP Justin Wilson (left lat) and OF Jesse Winker (back) are on the injured list…..Ashby, Mitchell, Ruf and Wilson are on the 60-day IL.
IN THE STANDINGS (146 days): The Brewers have spent the following number of days alone or tied at each position in the NL Central standings: FIRST: 93, SECOND: 51, THIRD: 2, FOURTH: 0, FIFTH: 0…..the team is currently in first place, leading the Cubs by 3.5 games and Reds by 4.0 games.
SERIES-LY SPEAKING: The Brewers are 21-17-2 in series play.
Game 1: 21-20, Game 2: 22-18, Game 3: 22-17, Game 4: 4-2
Sweep Wins (7): vs. NYM (3g, 4/3-4/5), at SEA (3g, 4/17-4/19), vs. KC (3g, 5/12-5/14), vs. PIT (3g, 6/16-6/18), at CIN (3g, 7/14-7/16), at CWS (3g, 8/11-8/13),
at TEX (3g, 8/18-8/20)
Sweep Losses (5): at COL (3g, 5/2-5/4), vs. OAK (3g, 6/9-6/11), at MIN (2g, 6/13-6/14), at ATL (3g, 7/28-7/30), at LAD (3g, 8/15-8/17)
AT HOME: The Brewers are 34-27 at home, going 10-7-2 in series play…..went 46-35 at home last season, going 15-8-4 in series play.
ON THE ROAD: The Brewers are 35-30 on the road, going 11-10-0 in series play…..went 40-41 on the road last season, going 9-12-5 in series play.
LET’S GO TO THE VIDEO TAPE: The Brewers have made 27 replay challenges this season, going 11-16…..their last challenge (lost) came on 8/6 vs. Pittsburgh as an out
call at third base (William Contreras) stood.
TODAY’S STARTER: #39 – RHP CORBIN BURNES (25gs, 9-6, 3.43)
BURNES AT A GLANCE: Corbin Burnes, 28, will be making his 26th start of the season and second against the Twins…..Burnes last started last Thursday at Los Angeles-NL and received no decision in the Brewers’ 1-0 loss (7ip, 2h, 0r, 2bb, 9k, 1wp, 1bk, 98 pitches)…..the team is 14-11 in his starts…..he has 17 quality starts…..opponents are batting .193 (106-for-549, 16hr)…..he is 4-1 with a 2.34 ERA in his last 9 starts (57.2ip, 15er)…..he was named NL Pitcher of the Month for July (6gs, 4-1, 1.85era)…..Burnes was selected in the fourth round of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft out of St. Mary’s (CA) College…..he is under club control through 2024.
TRIFECTA!: Burnes is the fifth player in franchise history to make three straight All-Star Games, joining Ryan Braun (5), Josh Hader (4), Dan Plesac (3) and Don Money (3).
CY BURNES: Burnes won the 2021 National League Cy Young Award after going 11-5 with a Major League-best 2.43 ERA in 28 starts…..he became the third pitcher in franchise history to win a Cy Young Award, joining Rollie Fingers (1981) and Pete Vuckovich (1982)…..he became the first pitcher in franchise history to lead his league in ERA.
CAREER: Is 44-25 with a 3.26 ERA in 160 games/99 starts (667.2ip, 242er)…..is in his sixth Major League season, all with the Brewers (2018-23)…..is 36-22 with a 3.06 ERA as a starter (585.2ip, 199er) and 8-3 with a 4.72 ERA in relief (82ip, 43er)…..Burnes is a three-time All-Star (2021-23) and was a 2021 All-MLB First Team selection.
CAREER AT AMERICAN FAMILY FIELD: Is 21-15 with a 3.55 ERA in 77 games/50 starts (337ip, 133er)…..is 4-3 with a 3.92 ERA in 11 starts this season (64.1ip, 28er).
CAREER ON THE ROAD: Is 23-10 with a 2.97 ERA in 83 games/49 starts (330.2ip, 109er)…..is 5-3 with a 3.08 ERA in 14 starts this season (87.2ip, 30er).
CAREER vs. TWINS: Is 2-1 with a 2.96 ERA in 5 games/4 starts (24.1ip, 8er)…..he received no decision this season on 6/13 at Target Field (6ip, 7h, 3r, 3er, 1bb, 8k, 1hr)…..he left the game with a 5-3 lead…..the Brewers lost, 7-5.
