Max Kepler

Kepler came through in the final frame with a ground ball back up the middle off Phillies lefty reliever Gregory Soto to bring home Trevor Larnach from third base and send the Minnesota faithful home in walk-off fashion. He finished 2-for-5 with a pair of RBI in this one and is really starting to heat up over the last couple weeks, batting .358 (19-for-53) with seven RBI over his last 15 contests.

Kepler hasn't hit a home run since June 18th. In 21 games since then, he's 20-for-77 (.259) with three doubles and slugging below .300. This is a power outage for a player that hit 24 home runs and slugged .484 last year. Kepler is hitting .260 with a .709 OPS, six home runs and 33 RBI on the season.

Megill was greeted rudely by Byron Buxton who hit a home run to start the ninth inning. Then, Max Kepler doubled and some doubt crept in before Megill retired the next three batters. It's been a fantastic season for Megill as the Brewers' closer, but Devin Williams has been rehabbing at AAA and will be back soon to assume that role.

Peralta gave up singles to Max Kepler and Eduard Julien and that was it. The right-hander issued eight strikeouts against two walks while throwing 62-of-102 pitches for strikes. The 28-year-old was outstanding in his first start after the break and improved his K/Bb to 138/38 and lowered his ERA to 3.88, but his bullpen couldn't hold a 1-0 lead. He has a tasty matchup lined up next weekend against the Marlins.

It looks like the Twins want everyone to get a start today, so Manuel Margot is in the lineup for the first time since last Thursday. This is the first time all season that Kepler has been out of the lineup against a righty for non-injury reasons.