Nolasco, Twins Crush Brewers 8-1
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ricky Nolasco struck out seven and allowed five hits over six-plus innings, and the Minnesota Twins snapped a season-opening, seven-game road losing streak by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 8-1 on Thursday.
Miguel Sano hit his second homer of the year and an added an RBI single for the Twins, who were the only winless road team in the majors entering the afternoon.
Nolasco (1-0) allowed an RBI double to Ryan Braun in the first before settling down and retiring 16 of the next 18 Brewers hitters.
Taylor Jungmann (0-3) struggled for the Brewers, allowing a career-high six walks, four hits and three runs over four-plus innings. Minnesota never trailed after loading the bases in the top of the first and scoring two runs on Rosario's infield single and Eduardo Escobar's groundout.
Nolasco cruised through the Brewers lineup before yielding to the bullpen with one out in the seventh.
The Brewers couldn't break through against Minnesota relievers, either.
For Milwaukee, Jungmann labored through another start. The right-hander's ERA stands at 8.47 after losing his third straight decision.
The bullpen wasn't much better. Sano hit a solo shot off Carlos Torres in the seventh, and Brian Dozier had a solo homer in a two-run eighth off reliever Sam Freeman.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Twins: OF Danny Santana, on the disabled list since April 9 with a strained right hamstring, will start a rehab assignment on Friday at Class-A Fort Myers. Manager Paul Molitor said Santana would play a game apiece in right, center and third base. ... C Kurt Suzuki felt some numbness in his face after getting hit by a foul ball on Wednesday night, but answered all the concussion protocol questions. Suzuki got the day off Thursday, with John Ryan Murphy starting behind the plate.
Brewers: Manager Craig Counsell said that LH reliever Will Smith (left knee) will start jogging soon, while RH pitchers Matt Garza (right lat) and Corey Knebel (left oblique) are all "progressing the right way." They started the season on the 15-day disabled list.
UP NEXT
Twins: Kyle Gibson (0-2) gets the start when Minnesota opens a three-game interleague series in Washington. It will be Gibson's first career start against the NL East-leading Nationals.
Brewers: Zach Davies (0-1) makes his second start of the season when Milwaukee opens a three-game set against the visiting Philadelphia Phillies. Davies got shelled on Sunday for six runs on eight hits in a 9-3 loss at Pittsburgh.
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