Tuesday became the first time since 2006 that the Milwaukee Brewers have won four straight games as Christian Yelich hit a home run and Jackson Chourio knocked in a run in his debut at-bat at American Family Field. The Minnesota Twins were beaten 3-2 by the Brewers.
With the bases loaded in the third inning, Rhys Hoskins, Oliver Dunn, and Brice Turang each hit a single with one out before Chourio onto the mound. The 20-year-old then singled into shallow right field with two runs scored.
“I was just looking to make good contact there and bring in the first run of the game,” Chourio said via an interpreter.
In the summer, Chourio inked an eight-year, $82 million contract that would expire before he made his big league debut. Right now, he is hitting.375 (6 of 16).
A sellout audience of 41,659 saw the Brewers emerge victorious from a three-game sweep at the hands of the New York Mets, with the largest acclaim going to Bob Uecker’s arrival, marking the beginning of his 54th season as the team’s baseball announcer.
Turang went 2 for 3 with a double and an RBI single, improving his batting average to.500 (7 for 14).
Milwaukee is already 4-0 for the fourth time, having won its first 13 games in 1987 and its first five in 1978 and 2006.
With two outs in the third inning, Turang added an RBI double, and Yelich sent a 423-foot blast over the center-field wall to give the Brewers a 3-0 lead.
The Twins pulled within one run in the eighth inning thanks to a sacrifice fly by Christian Vázquez, after Matt Wallner scored on one in the fourth. But Willi Castro was able to reach due of a fielding error committed by catcher William Contreras, therefore Christian Vázquez’s run was not earned. Hoby Milner stranded Manuel Margot at second base and preserved the lead by striking out pinch hitter Kyle Farmer.
Carlos Correa walked to start the ninth, and Abner Uribe finished a three-hitter for his third save in as many chances. Carlos Santana grounded out after Margot hit into a double play.
Rocco Baldelli, the Twins manager, said, “It’s not surprising to see a good, well-pitched, low-scoring game right there, with the way that we play sometimes and early in the season, and the way that they play.” If we are successful in striking the ball on the barrel, we do, nevertheless, hope to extract anything. I think our at-bats might have been better overall.
Elvis Peguero (2-0) pitched two innings without giving up a hit after Brewers debutant starter Jakob Junis gave up one run and one hit in four innings.
Right-hander Junis, 31, made only 47 pitches in his first appearance as he acclimatized to starting after playing mostly in the bullpen for the San Francisco Giants for the most of the previous year. Junis had also battled a little shoulder injury for part of the spring.
Pat Murphy, manager of the Brewers, said, “He came in after the third and said he wasn’t feeling great, but wanted to go back out.” He did not seem to have much extension throughout the fourth inning. We then made a decision on what to do since it involves his health.
Twins starter Louie Varland (0-1) gave up three runs, six hits, and two walks in four innings.
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