Mauer officially in the Hall, Twins swept by Brewers

(Cooperstown, NY) — Former Twins catcher Joe Mauer was officially inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Mauer was a first-ballot inductee after winning three batting titles as a catcher. The St. Paul-native was drafted by his hometown team with the first overall pick in the 2001 M-L-B Draft. Mauer spent his entire career with Minnesota, playing with the club from 2004 until 2018. Mauer was also named the 2009 A-L M-V-P after hitting .365 with 28 home runs. Mauer thanked his late father and grandfather for their belief in his abilities, and thanked his mother for teaching him that it was more important to be a good person than a good player. Mauer is the seventh player to be inducted into the Hall Of Fame as a Minnesota Twin.

(Minneapolis, MN) — The Milwaukee Brewers completed a two-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins with an 8-7 win at Target Field yesterday. The game was tied at five in the top of the eighth when Rhys Hoskins narrowly cleared the left field fence with a two-run homer to give Milwaukee the lead. Eric Haase homered twice in the victory, while Jackson Chourio also went deep. Jared Koenig picked up his eighth win in relief, while Trevor Megill earned his 19th save. Milwaukee is on a three-game winning streak. Byron Buxton hit two home runs in the losing effort, while Griffin Jax was charged with his fourth loss out of the bullpen. The Twins have dropped four of five and sit at 54-44, five-games behind the first-place Cleveland Guardians in the A-L Central. Minnesota is tied with Kansas City in the standings. The Twins open a three-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies tonight. The Phils have the best record in baseball at 63-36. First pitch tonight is 6:40 P-M.