Streak stopper: Tellez 3-run HR leads Brewers past Twins 6-2

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers and their superb pitching staff are cruising toward the playoffs, but the more powerful performances they can produce at the plate, the better off they'll be.

Sunday's slugging outburst was perfect timing for Milwaukee's upcoming trip to San Francisco, a potential postseason preview.

Rowdy Tellez hit a three-run home run, Aaron Ashby recorded his first major league win, and the Brewers muscled their way out of a three-game losing streak with a 6-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins.

“We can hit. It’s not just a coincidence these things show up," Tellez said. “That’s what we have to continue to do throughout the rest of the season into the playoffs. When pitchers make mistakes, we’ve got to capitalize.”

Luis Urías also homered and Kolten Wong hit a two-run double for the Brewers, whose first seven hits went for extra bases to keep the many Milwaukee fans among the crowd of 26,186 cheering consistently. Christian Yelich, who went 2 for 4 with a walk, had Milwaukee's first single in the seventh inning.

“It’s hard to argue with a series win against a decisively first-place team that we just played,” Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said.

The Brewers raised their major league-best road record to 43-23 while ending their only losing streak longer than two games since the All-Star break. The NL Central leaders, who stretched their advantage over second-place Cincinnati to 8 1/2 games, have had only two losing streaks longer than three games all season. They're in control of the No. 2 seed, 5 1/2 games behind the league-leading Giants.

“This is going to be a big series for us. It’s going to test us. We’re going to test them. It’s not like they’re the almighty,” Tellez said. “We played good against them at home. We had some tough breaks. I...

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