Manny Parra allowed two hits in seven innings to win his sixth straight start and the Milwaukee Brewers beat Minnesota 5-1 on Saturday night to end the Twins' 10-game winning streak. Bill Hall had a two-run double and Ryan Braun and Corey Hart also had RBIs for the Brewers, who have won nine of 12.
Jason Kubel hit a home run with two outs in the ninth for Minnesota.
Parra (8-2), who has seven wins in his last eight starts dating to May 20, kept Minnesota hitters off balance all night. He struck out six, but walked four. He has allowed 14 free passes in his last three starts, including a career-high six in his last outing.
Minnesota, which had just three runners advance to second base, grounded out 11 times against Parra, and did not hit the ball hard until the latter innings.
David Riske pitched a 1-2-3 eighth inning for Milwaukee and Mitch Stetter allowed Kubel's home run in the ninth.
Livan Hernandez (8-5) lost for the first time in three starts. After a rocky start, he went seven innings, allowing four earned runs and seven hits, throwing a season-high 115 pitches. He struck out five and snared a liner off the bat of Prince Fielder.
Milwaukee manufactured three runs on two hits in the third inning to go up 5-0.
A double by Corey Hart scored one run, and after an intentional walk to Russell Branyan loaded the bases, Bill Hall hit a first-pitch double of the right-field baggie to score two more.
Hernandez was visited by pitching coach Rick Anderson before walking Branyan. With former starter Boof Bonser warming up in the bullpen, Hernandez got Mike Cameron and Jason Kendall to fly out with runners on second and third. Hernandez set down 14 of the next 16 Brewers.
Amid chants of "Let's Go Brewers" from the thousands of fans making the trip across state lines, Braun had an RBI single in the first and Cameron scored on a ground out in the second for a 2-0 Milwaukee lead.
Notes:@ The attendance was 38,963, Minnesota's largest since Opening Day ... Twins right fielder Michael Cuddyer missed the game due to a strained tendon in his left index finger, an injury he said has been bothering him off and on for the past two weeks. "I have no earthly idea why it started hurting," he said. ... Milwaukee closer Eric Gagne, out since May 21 with right rotator cuff tendinitis, threw a bullpen session Saturday that included 30 pitches and then throwing to a few hitters. "He had life on his pitches and command of his fastball was decent," said manager Ned Yost. "It's looking like he's real, real close." ... Minnesota 2B Alexi Casilla did not play after spraining his left middle finger Friday. He is expected to be available Sunday. ... Fielder snapped an 0-for-18 streak with a fifth inning single.
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