Twins outlast Brewers, rain in 6-4 win

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Miguel Sanó drove in a pair of runs and the Minnesota Twins outlasted the rain and the Milwaukee Brewers for a 6-4 victory Saturday night.

After Minnesota saw its 4-0 lead disappear, the Twins went back up 5-4 in the sixth inning when Andrelton Simmons hit into a double play that drove in Sanó. Josh Donaldson had an RBI double in the seventh.

“We try to stay positive,” Sanó said. “We never put our head down. We try to win the game all the time.”

Luis Urias nearly tied it in the eighth, but his deep drive to left went just foul. He struck out to end the inning.

Rain fell on and off throughout the game, but never caused a stoppage in play. It fell heaviest during the bottom of the eighth.

“It was questionable even before the game started,” Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said of the rain. “We had to meet and make some decisions knowing that there was a lot of rain coming our way. I'm glad we battled through it.”

Caleb Thielbar (6-0) threw two scoreless innings in relief to get the win.

It’s the first time the Brewers have lost three consecutive games since before the All-Star break, when Milwaukee dropped three straight against Cincinnati July 9-11.

“We lost three in a row, but I feel like every team goes through that little bit of adversity,” Milwaukee third baseman Jace Peterson said. “They might have won the series, but we can get the win tomorrow and put ourselves back in good position.”

Sanó drove in the game’s first two runs with a double off Adrian Houser (7-6). Simmons was later hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, and Luis Arraez drew a bases-loaded walk to give the Twins a 4-0 lead.

Milwaukee tied it in the third, thanks in part to a defensive miscue by Sanó that allowed the tying run to...

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