Former Twins pitcher Matt Garza threw six-and-a-third scoreless innings and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Minnesota Twins 6-2 in the home and home series opener, Monday night.
Kyle Gibson took the loss for the Twins. He gave up four runs on six hits, in six innings of work.
GAME: Brewers 6, Twins 1. Gibson's road woes continue. So does struggling offense.
— LaVelle E. Neal III (@LaVelleNeal) June 3, 2014
Jonathan Lucroy had a big night to lead the Brewers. He finished 3 for 4 with a home run and 2RBIs. Mark Reynolds also homered, for Milwaukee.
The game was scoreless until the fourth inning, when Lucroy drove in the first run of the game, with a single to score Jean Segura and put the Brewers on the scoreboard. Former Twins outfielder Carlos Gomez then pushed the lead to 2-0 with a single to score Lucroy.
The Brewers added two more in the fifth on Reynolds’ two-run homer.
In the meantime, Garza kept his former team off the scoreboard, and struck out eight.
Joe Mauer led the Twins, he was 3 for 5 and scored a run, on the evening. But with a pair of runners in scoring position in a key at bat, in the fifth inning, Mauer struck out.
Joe Mauer is batting just .150 (3-for-20) with runners in scoring position and two outs this season. #MNTwins
— Tyler Mason (@tylermason21) June 3, 2014
Josh Willingham and Brian Dozier drove in the two Twins runs. Willingham was 2 for 2 on the night and Dozier was 2 for 5.
The Twins and Brewers play the final game in Milwaukee on Tuesday, before returning to Minnesota to finish it up on Wednesday and Thursday.
