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05/17 21:14 CDT Lpez, Jeffers help Twins beat Brewers 7-0 for third straight
shutout and 13th consecutive victory
Lpez, Jeffers help Twins beat Brewers 7-0 for third straight shutout and 13th
consecutive victory
By STEVE MEGARGEE
AP Sports Writer
MILWAUKEE (AP) --- Pablo Lpez combined with three relievers on a three-hitter
as the Minnesota Twins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-0 on Saturday for their
third straight shutout and 13th consecutive victory.
The Twins haven't allowed a run since giving up six of them in the third inning
of an 8-6 victory at Baltimore in the second game of a doubleheader Wednesday.
Milwaukee has been shut out in four of its last five games, the first time
that's happened in franchise history, according to Sportradar. According to
Sportradar, the last team to get shut out four times in a five-game stretch was
the Miami Marlins in July 2022.
Ryan Jeffers went 4 for 5 with a homer and double, and Kody Clemens went 3 for
5 with a homer as the Twins collected 18 hits.
Lpez (4-2) struck out six and allowed two hits and two walks in six innings.
Justin Topa, Jorge Alcala and Kody Funderburk each pitched one inning of relief.
The Twins took control of the game by scoring single runs in each of the first
six innings. Four of those runs came off Tobias Myers, who was sent to the
minors earlier this week before getting called back up when left-hander Jose
Quintana went on the injured list.
Jeffers opened the scoring by hitting a 420-foot shot to left-center with one
out in the first inning. He also doubled and scored in the third, singled in
the fourth and singled in the eighth.
Myers (1-1) allowed 11 hits over 3 2/3 innings while striking out four and
walking nobody.
Key moment The first batter Lpez faced was Brice Turang, who hit a liner off the upper part of the right-hander's right leg. Lpez stayed in the game after taking a few warmup tosses and allowed just one more hit.
Key stat Minnesota's winning streak is its longest since the Twins reeled off 15 straight victories in 1991, the year they won their last World Series title.
Up next Right-hander Zebby Matthews (0-0, 0.00) is expected to get called up to the big leagues to start Sunday's series finale for the Twins. Right-hander Freddy Peralta (4-3, 2.66) will start for the Brewers. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB
Key moment The first batter Lpez faced was Brice Turang, who hit a liner off the upper part of the right-hander's right leg. Lpez stayed in the game after taking a few warmup tosses and allowed just one more hit.
Key stat Minnesota's winning streak is its longest since the Twins reeled off 15 straight victories in 1991, the year they won their last World Series title.
Up next Right-hander Zebby Matthews (0-0, 0.00) is expected to get called up to the big leagues to start Sunday's series finale for the Twins. Right-hander Freddy Peralta (4-3, 2.66) will start for the Brewers. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB
