Brewers bust out bats to topple Twins

MILWAUKEE — Aaron Hill’s first extra-base hit in a Brewers uniform was a go-ahead solo home run, and Chris Carter and Domingo Santana added insurance homers as Milwaukee broke out the bats for a 10-5 win over the Twins on Wednesday at Miller Park.

The Brewers set a season high for runs and hits as the teams traded big rallies in the late innings. The Brewers scored three times in the fifth inning for a 4-1 lead before the Twins tied the game in the sixth on home runs from Oswaldo Arcia and Eddie Rosario. The Brewers answered with Hill’s home run leading off the bottom of the sixth against Twins reliever Ryan Pressly, then tacked on four runs in a seventh inning, highlighted by Carter’s fourth home run.

“We just kept the pedal to the gas there at the end, and that was huge,” said winning pitcher Jimmy Nelson.

Pressly had not been charged with a run in his first seven appearances this season, but was saddled with four earned runs and his first loss Wednesday. Nelson improved to 3-1 with the win, despite allowing season highs for runs (four, all earned) and hits (10).

The Brewers’ Nos. 3-6 hitters (Ryan Braun, Jonathan Lucroy, Carter and Hill) each had multiple hits and combined to go 8-for-16 with six runs scored and seven RBIs.

“The loss is frustrating because we had chances and we battled and found a way to get it even with a few innings to play,” Twins manager Paul Molitor said. “Sloppiness always concerns a manager when you don’t execute. We know errors are part of the game, but you like to clean that up as best as you can.”

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED

Great escape: Brewers manager Craig Counsell said before the game he’d have to be judicious in his use of Michael Blazek and Tyler Thornburg after each setup man made a multi-inning appearance Tuesday in Minneapolis, so it was up to newcomer Carlos Torres to relieve Nelson after Brian Dozier’s check-swing double rolled over first base with two outs in the seventh inning. With first base open and the Brewers clinging to a 5-4 lead, Torres …

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