Brewers defeat Twins 4-3 to even series

The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Minnesota Twins 4-3 on Saturday night at American Family Field, evening their weekend series at one game apiece. Andrew Vaughn delivered the go-ahead run with a single in the eighth inning, capping a back-and-forth contest.

The Brewers struck first in the opening inning. With the bases loaded and no outs, William Contreras was hit by a pitch from Twins starter Taj Bradley, forcing in Brice Turang for a 1-0 lead. Bradley then settled down, retiring the next three batters to limit the damage.

Minnesota responded in the second inning, capitalizing on control issues from Brewers starter Robert Gasser. After Gasser hit two batters, Ryan Jeffers drew a bases-loaded, two-out walk to tie the game. Royce Lewis followed with a two-run double to left field, extending his hitting streak to 13 games and giving the Twins a 3-1 advantage.

The Brewers evened the score in the fourth. Following a single by Vaughn and a walk to Christian Yelich, Turang delivered a two-out, two-run single to right-center field, making it 3-3. The game remained tied until the eighth inning.

With one out in the eighth, Contreras singled off Twins reliever Jeff Hoffman. Brandon...