The Milwaukee Brewers go for the sweep of the Minnesota Twins on May 17 at Target Field.
Robert Gasser, freshly called up from Class AAA Nashville, makes the start in his season debut for the Brewers against Minnesota right-hander Bailey Ober.
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A mess on defense puts the Twins ahead
Kody Clemens’ second double of the day turned into a Little League two-run homer when the Brewers failed to make three separate plays.
First, left fielder Jackson Chourio couldn’t make a difficult grab running into the wall toward the line. Then, as Ryan Jeffers slid into home, shortstop Joey Ortiz’s throw skipped past catcher William Contreras. Gasser was not backing up the play, instead finding himself somewhere along the third-base line in foul ground, and the ball skipped out of the field of play.
Because Clemens had already taken off for third when the ball eluded Contreras, he was awarded home plate to make it 3-1, Twins.
David Hamilton keeps on bunting
With runners on the corners and one out, David Hamilton did what he does: bunt.
It didn’t work out, as Hamilton bunted it too firmly back to the pitcher, Bailey Ober, and Sal Frelick had to hold at third.
Hamilton has now ended a plate appearance with a bunt 18 times this season, which is four more than the next-highest total in baseball and twice as many as the player with the fourth-most bunts. 20% of his batted balls this year have been bunts.
Robert Gasser can’t command it in first inning
Beginning with a leadoff walk, struggles with location hurt Gasser in his first big-league inning of the season.
Kody Clemens’ two-out double brought home Austin Martin for the game’s first run after the Twins right fielder walked on four pitches to open the bottom of the first.
From there, Gasser walked Luke Keaschall, hit Victor Caratini on the seventh pitch of the plate appearance to load the bases and then engaged in the longest battle yet to Royce Lewis.
Lewis fouled off six two-strike pitches, including one that first baseman Jake Bauers dropped near the dugout, before ultimately relenting on pitch number 10 of the at-bat and 40 of the inning for Gasser.
Minnesota fouled off 11 pitches and had two foul tips against Gasser in the inning.
What time is the Brewers game today?
Time: 1:10 p.m.
What channel is the Brewers game on today?
TV channel: Brewers.TV.
Brewers 2026 record
26-17.
Brewers lineup
Twins lineup
Brewers schedule
Brewers at Cubs, May 18, 6:40 p.m.: Milwaukee RHP Brandon Sproat (1-2, 5.75) vs. Chicago LHP Shota Imanaga (4-3, 2.32). TV – Brewers.TV. Radio – AM-620 WTMJ.
Brewers at Cubs, May 19, 6:40 p.m.: Milwaukee RHP Jacob Misiorowski (3-2, 2.12) vs. Chicago RHP Ben Brown (1-1, 1.60). TV – Brewers.TV. Radio – AM-620 WTMJ.
Brewers at Cubs, May 20, 6:40 p.m.: MilwaukeeLHP Kyle Harrison (4-1, 2.09) vs. Chicago RHP Edward Cabrera (3-1, 4.06). TV – Brewers.TV. Radio – AM-620 WTMJ.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Twins 3, Brewers 1: Sloppy start on mound, in the field costing Brewers
Reporting by Curt Hogg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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