Entering the 9th inning with a 7 – 4 lead, Twins closer Matt Capps collapses completely, giving up 4 runs to the Brewers to lose, 8 – 7. Capps starts off the inning by giving up a run on three straight singles, then after two outs Nyjer Morgan belts a two-run double off the right-field wall to tie the game at 7. Pinch-hitter George Kottaras follows with an RBI single. The Twins build an early 7 – 0 lead in the first four innings against Chris Narvesonbefore the Brewers get their bats going. John Axford shows Capps how it’s done in the bottom of the 9th, setting down the Twins in order to earn his 21st save.
On July 2, 2011 Entering the 9th inning with a 7 – 4 lead, Twins closer Matt Capps collapses completely, giving up 4 runs to the Brewers to lose, 8 – 7. Capps starts off the inning by giving up a run on three straight singles, then after two outs Nyjer Morgan belts a two-run double off the right-field wall to tie the game at 7. Pinch-hitter George Kottaras follows with an RBI single. The Twins build an early 7 – 0 lead in the first four innings against Chris Narvesonbefore the Brewers get their bats going. John Axford shows Capps how it’s done in the bottom of the 9th, setting down the Twins in order to earn his 21st save.