Turang, Vaughn lift Brewers to 4‑3 win over Twins

MILWAUKEE (Interstat) — Brice Turang drove in two runs and Andrew Vaughn singled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Minnesota Twins 4-3 on Saturday, Aug. 8, at American Family Field.

The Brewers took a 1-0 lead in the first on William Contreras’s bases-loaded hit-by-pitch that scored Turang. Minnesota answered with three runs in the second, including a two-run double by Royce Lewis, to move ahead 3-1. Milwaukee tied it in the fourth on Turang’s two-run single, then Vaughn’s RBI single in the eighth scored Brandon Lockridge to make it 4-3.

Robert Gasser allowed three runs over 4 2/3 innings for Milwaukee. Aaron Ashby (13-2) earned the win with a scoreless inning, and Trevor Megill pitched the ninth for his 21st save. Jeff Hoffman (6-8) took the loss. Taj Bradley gave up five hits and three runs over five innings with seven strikeouts for Minnesota. Chad Patrick and Abner Uribe added scoreless relief for Milwaukee, while Kody Funderburk struck out three in a scoreless inning for Minnesota. The Brewers outhit the Twins 8-7. Attendance was 40,625, and the game lasted 2:43. Milwaukee improved to 73-44; Minnesota dropped to 58-60.