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Friday's Twins-Milwaukee game recap

On Friday the Twins lost to the Brewers 8-3 in Game 1 of the Border Battle at Target Field.

By La Velle E. Neal III

May 19, 2018 at 6:54AM
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IMPACT PLAYER

Jesus Aguilar, Milwaukee

The Brewers first baseman was 3-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI.

BY THE NUMBERS

.343 batting average for Max Kepler against lefthanders.

49-62 record for the Brewers against the Twins in interleague play.

ON DECK

Righthander Fernando Romero will start for the Twins on Saturday while righthander Freddy Peralta will start for Milwaukee.

Milwaukee Brewers' Jesus Aguilar, right, rounds the bases on a solo home run as Minnesota Twins' second baseman Brian Dozier watches in the seventh inning of a baseball game Friday, May 18, 2018, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Milwaukee Brewers' Jesus Aguilar, right, rounds the bases on a solo home run as Minnesota Twins' second baseman Brian Dozier watches in the seventh inning of a baseball game Friday, May 18, 2018, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) (Mike Nelson — Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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La Velle E. Neal III

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La Velle E. Neal III is a sports columnist for the Minnesota Star Tribune who previously covered the Twins for more than 20 years.

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