MINNEAPOLIS — — Joey Ortiz hit the go-ahead sacrifice fly in the 12th inning after quickly driving in the go-ahead run in the 11th. He was one of several players who gave the Milwaukee Brewers a spark after the All-Star break and helped them beat the Minnesota Twins 8-4 on Saturday night.

“This was a ruthless victory if there ever was one,” Brewers manager Pat Murphy said.

Jackson Chourio had two RBI on three singles and Brice Turang added five runs to the lead in the 12th inning, a two-run single for the Brewers. The Brewers finally finished the job, long after starter Freddy Peralta had thrown six shutout innings.

Carlos Santana hit a two-out, two-strike slider off Jakob Junis (2-0) for the Twins’ tying two-run homer in the 11th inning — against his most recent former team — after the Brewers had scored twice that inning.

Steven Okert (3-1) stumbled in the 12th inning and suffered the loss.

The Brewers (56-42) have held on to first place in the NL Central for 103 consecutive days despite losing seven of their last 10 games before the break. They hold a five-game lead over St. Louis.

With classic midsummer weather and a standing room larger than when the ballpark opened in 2010, the announced crowd of 41,679 fans was the largest for a regular-season game in Target Field history. The Twins (54-43) finished five games behind Cleveland in the AL Central. They hold the second of three wild-card spots.

RHP Aaron Civale (2-7, 4.94 ERA) takes the mound for the Brewers on Sunday afternoon. The Twins send RHP Joe Ryan (6-6, 3.53 ERA), who is 3-0 in his last four home starts.

The first pitch is at 12:05pm ESPN 102.3/AM1000 KSOO.