Road wins key for two MLB teams

Published 8:35 pm Monday, May 29, 2017

The Minnesota Twins and Milwaukee Brewers are both in first place, meaning the season has been a surprising success so far.

If only their home fans had been able to enjoy it a little more often.

The Twins and Brewers are in this position because of their performance on the road. Minnesota is 14-5 away from home, and Milwaukee is 13-8. Both are below .500 at home.

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They played at home Sunday, with the Brewers beating Arizona and the Twins losing to Tampa Bay . Although they haven’t always put on a great show in front of their season-ticket holders, Milwaukee and Minnesota are leading the divisions that include last year’s World Series participants.