Twins Waste Late Chances in Extra-Inning Loss to Brewers
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The Minnesota Twins had more than enough chances to leave Milwaukee with a series win, but the same problem followed them through the final four innings Sunday.
Minnesota loaded the bases in the seventh and eighth, moved the automatic runner to third in the 10th, and failed to score each time before Jake Bauers delivered a walk-off single in a 4-3 Brewers victory.
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Minnesota lost the final two games of the series by the same 4-3 score, and Sunday was more frustrating because the bullpen kept the game tied while the lineup repeatedly stood one hit away from taking control.
Home Runs Erased the Deficit
Jackson Chourio homered in the first, but Connor Prielipp settled down, finishing five innings with three earned runs, five hits, two walks, and seven strikeouts.
Prielipp has already shown the strikeout ability that makes him important to Minnesota’s rotation, and he kept Sunday within reach despite allowing two home runs.
Brooks Lee tied the game with his 17th homer in the fifth, before Bauers homered and David Hamilton doubled home Gary Sánchez in the bottom half.
Lee finished 2-for-5 after hitting .236 with 16 home runs and 64 RBIs across 139 games in 2025.
Kody Clemens followed Josh Bell’s walk with a two-run homer in the sixth, tying the score at 3-3, and his 20th homer continued a strong power season after Minnesota had already tried him in the leadoff spot earlier in the year.
Clemens hit 19 home runs with 52 RBIs in 2025, and Sunday’s swing gave Minnesota enough offense to win, if the lineup finished one more rally.
Late Chances Came Up Empty
The seventh became the first major miss, as Luke Keaschall reached second on an error, Victor Caratini singled, and Ryan Jeffers walked to load the bases, but Royce Lewis struck out, leaving Minnesota without a run after Jacob Misiorowski departed with nine strikeouts over six innings.
Minnesota loaded the bases in the eighth after Clemens walked, Lee reached on a fielder’s choice, Keaschall forced Lee at second and stole second, and Caratini walked before Austin Martin grounded into another force out.
Four Twins relievers covered four scoreless innings after Prielipp.
The 10th offered one last chance, as Bell popped out, Clemens moved Lewis to third with a flyout, and Lee struck out, while Minnesota finished with five hits, and the two home runs produced all three runs.
Minnesota Needed One More Hit
Yoendrys Gómez intentionally walked Garrett Mitchell in the bottom of the 10th, struck out William Contreras, and then allowed Bauers’ single to left.
Brice Turang scored, and although Minnesota challenged the play at home, the call was upheld, ending the game and the series.
Prielipp still gave Minnesota an encouraging start to build from, while Lee and Clemens supplied the power.
The loss came from everything around them, because two bases-loaded chances and a runner at third should produce a run.
The Twins return home Monday to open a three-game series against Baltimore, with Dean Kremer scheduled to face Trevor Rogers.
Minnesota has to turn those opportunities into runs, especially after its pitching gave the offense enough time to win twice in Milwaukee, and the lineup could not finish either game.