Aug 14 (Kyodo) - Japanese right-hander Kenta Maeda earned his 50th career win in the major leagues Wednesday when the Minnesota Twins unleashed their offense in a 12-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.
Maeda (3-0), who opened the game by retiring 17 of the first 18 batters, allowed two runs and five hits in 6-2/3 innings at Miller Park, striking out five and walking one in an 85-pitch effort. He posted his third win in four starts.
Milwaukee shortstop Luis Urias prevented a shutout with a two-out, two-run single in the sixth but Maeda retired Orlando Arcia to end the inning.
"It wasn't anything I put much thought into," Maeda said of the milestone win.
"Hopefully I can pile up more wins. My teammates tell me what my strengths are and I discuss that with the catcher before each game, which is leading to good results," he said.
At Fenway Park, Yoshitomo Tsutsugo hit his second home run of the season and first since his major league debut on July 24, as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 9-5.
