Final
Garza tries to get off the schneid versus Twins
Jun 2, 2014 - 2:35 PM (SportsNetwork.com) - Matt Garza will try to snap a personal four-start winless streak on Monday evening as the Milwaukee Brewers open a home-and-home set against the Minnesota Twins with the first of two straight meetings at Miller Park.Garza has gone 0-1 with a 4.68 earned run average since his last victory on May 5. He did not factor into a 7-6 win over Baltimore on Tuesday, charged with six runs -- three earned -- on five hits and two walks with nine strikeouts over 6 2/3 frames.
The 30-year-old righty is 2-4 with a 4.84 ERA and for the third time in his career will take on a Twins club that took him in the first round of the 2005 draft. Garza, who pitched two seasons with Minnesota, is 0-1 against the franchise with a 2.57 ERA.
The Brewers have won four of their last five contests and blasted the Chicago Cubs 9-0 on Sunday in the rubber match of a three-game series. Kyle Lohse needed only 93 pitches to log his 11th career complete game, a three-hit shutout that also featured six strikeouts.
Lohse won his seventh straight decision and also added two hits and a pair of RBI at the plate.
"It was going smooth, I was just getting the ball and throwing it," said Lohse. "I was executing pitches and changing it up."
Ryan Braun hit a two-run homer and Lyle Overbay drove in three runs in the victory.
The Twins claimed a series victory over the weekend as well, besting the New York Yankees 7-2 on Sunday to finish off a three-game set. Former Yankee hurler Phil Hughes bested his former team by scattering two runs and three hits over eight innings.
"A little bit more nerves than usual, but thankfully I was throwing strikes early and was able to make some pitches," Hughes said. "Obviously, it was a half-inning away from being a different story, but the guys rallied there in the ninth and it was a solid win for us."
Minnesota trailed by a run going into the ninth frame, but rallied for six runs. Josh Willingham started the surge with a solo homer, Brian Dozier had an RBI double and Eduardo Nunez plated two runs with a double. Oswaldo Arcia then capped the big frame with a two-run single.
Kyle Gibson would love to see some of that run support tonight as he gets the start for the Twins.
The right-hander yielded five runs over five innings of a loss to the San Francisco Giants on May 23, but bounced back in a big way on Wednesday versus Texas. Gibson held the Rangers scoreless for six innings, scattering six hits and striking out four without a walk. However, he did not factor into a 1-0 loss.
Gibson, 26, is 4-4 with a 4.18 ERA, but has pitched to a 7.77 ERA in five road assignments. He is set to face the Brewers for the first time.
The Twins have won five in a row over the Brewers, including a four-game sweep of last season's home-and-home series. This 2014 set will shift to Minnesota for two games beginning on Wednesday.
- MINNESOTA: 2
MILWAUKEE: 6
Final
Jun 2 10:26 PM - Brian Dozier single to third scored Eduardo Escobar with two out. Runner on first and Joe Mauer due up.
Twins 2, Brewers 6 Top 9, 2 OutsJun 2 10:22 PM - Jonathan Lucroy lead-off Home Run (3) to right center. Carlos Gomez due up.
Twins 1, Brewers 6 Bot 8, 0 OutsJun 2 10:04 PM - Josh Willingham single to third scored Joe Mauer with two out. On the play, Oswaldo Arcia advances to second. Runners on first and second and Kurt Suzuki due up.
Twins 1, Brewers 5 Top 8, 2 OutsJun 2 9:56 PM - Trevor Plouffe's throwing error scored Khris Davis with two out. Jean Segura reached first. On the play, Rickie Weeks advances to second and Mark Reynolds advances to third. Bases loaded and Ryan Braun due up.
Twins 0, Brewers 5 Bot 7, 2 OutsJun 2 9:46 PM - Mark Reynolds none-out, two-run Home Run (13) to right scored Scooter Gennett. Lyle Overbay due up.
Twins 0, Brewers 4 Bot 5, 0 OutsJun 2 8:50 PM - Carlos Gomez single to center scored Jonathan Lucroy with one out. Runner on first and Khris Davis due up.
Twins 0, Brewers 2 Bot 4, 1 OutJun 2 8:34 PM - Jonathan Lucroy single to center scored Jean Segura with one out. Jonathan Lucroy to second on the throw. Runner on second and Carlos Gomez due up.
Twins 0, Brewers 1 Bot 4, 1 OutJun 2 8:33 PM - MINNESOTA: 0
MILWAUKEE: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Jun 2 7:22 PM
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