Minnesota Twins at Milwaukee Brewers

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MIN	0	0	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	8	13	1
MIL	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6	9	0

Shane Drohan (6-4, 3.48 ERA) takes the ball for the Brewers looking to keep the good vibes going, and he's earned the trust — his last time out he handled the Angels for 6 innings, 2 earned runs, 7 strikeouts. Across the diamond is Zebby Matthews (4-8, 5.22), who's been in Minneapolis and back to Triple-A St. Paul so many times this year he probably has the drive memorized, now thrust back into the rotation out of necessity.

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Twins(57-59)

WLLLL

8

+1.5-125+163o7.5-125

Brewers(72-43)

WWWLL

6

-1.5+122-167u7.5+125

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Pregame

Milwaukee's the best team in baseball right now and it's not particularly close — 72 wins, a division lead they're not giving back, and a rotation arm in Drohan who's been steady all year. Minnesota's without its best starter and its best defender in center, and the price reflects a real talent gap, not just home cooking. Back the Brewers here even at a price that requires them to be right often.

That necessity has a name: Joe Ryan. The Twins' All-Star was placed on the injured list with a left glute strain, and it's the second gut-punch to a rotation that was already thin. Minnesota is also without Byron Buxton in center, which means a lineup that was already scuffling is doing it shorthanded. Matthews, for what it's worth, isn't walking in cold — his last MLB look produced 10 strikeouts over 5.0 innings against Seattle, even if the results column hasn't caught up yet.

Zebby Matthews

(7-8)·5.12 ERA

Jul 31 @ Mariners

ND

5.0IP

3ER

10K

2BB

101P

08/07 Lineup

Shane Drohan

(6-4)·3.86 ERA

Jul 31 @ Angels

W

6.0IP

2ER

7K

1BB

86P

08/07 Lineup

Milwaukee has its own bumps and bruises — Kyle Harrison was pulled from his last start with an apparent injury and Jake Bauers has been day-to-day — but none of it has slowed a team running away with the NL Central. The Brewers just took 3 of 4 from Pittsburgh after getting swept by that same club days earlier, the kind of quick bounce-back that separates a 72-win team from a pretender.

Minnesota did snap a rough stretch by winning its last game, so this isn't a team walking in totally dead. But 1 win doesn't erase a stretch where the Twins got outscored badly against Seattle and Kansas City, and doing it against a Brewers club that's won 3 straight is a tall order.

Minnesota Twins

(57-59)

Aug 6W@ Royals4-3

Aug 5L@ Royals1-2

Aug 4L@ Royals2-8

Aug 2L@ Mariners6-7

Aug 1L@ Mariners3-4

Milwaukee Brewers

(72-43)

Aug 6Wvs Pirates5-2

Aug 5Wvs Pirates4-2

Aug 4Wvs Pirates4-2

Aug 3Lvs Pirates3-4

Aug 2L@ Angels0-3

The injury math is lopsided too. Minnesota's list reads like a battered rotation report — Ryan, plus multiple pitchers already lost for extended stretches — while Milwaukee's issues are mostly day-to-day nuisances rather than season-altering losses.

Minnesota Twins

(8)

• 10-Day-ILByron Buxton (CF) — Buxton (hip) is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals.07/29
• 15-Day-ILAnthony Banda (RP) — Banda underwent surgery to repair his left lat strain and will miss the remainder of the 2026 season, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.07/09
• OutJoe Ryan (SP) — MRI results revealed a strain in Ryan's left glute Thursday, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.08/06
• 60-Day-ILMike Paredes (SP) — The Twins transferred Paredes (oblique) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Saturday.08/02
• 60-Day-ILCole Sands (RP) — Sands will undergo arthroscopic surgery Tuesday to remove loose bodies and bone spurs from his right elbow, Jack Azoulay-Haron of ElEmergente.com reports.07/31
• 60-Day-ILDavid Festa (SP) — Festa (shoulder) will undergo a season-ending double surgery Wednesday, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.07/29
• 60-Day-ILMick Abel (SP) — The Twins plan to re-evaluate Abel (elbow) on Sept. 1, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.07/20
• 60-Day-ILPablo Lopez (SP) — The Twins placed Lopez (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Thursday.05/08

Milwaukee Brewers

(10)

• Day-To-DayJake Bauers (1B) — Manager Pat Murphy said that Bauers (abdomen) was available to come off the bench in an emergency Thursday, and the team is hopeful that he'll play Friday against the Twins, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.08/06
• Day-To-DayKyle Harrison (SP) — Harrison was removed from Wednesday's game against Pittsburgh with an apparent injury, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.08/06
• 10-Day-ILSal Frelick (RF) — Frelick (shoulder) began a hitting progression early last week and started a throwing progression Friday, MLB.com reports.08/03
• 15-Day-ILJoJo Romero (RP) — The Brewers acquired Romero (abdomen) and Dustin May from the Cardinals on Monday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.08/03
• 15-Day-ILJoel Kuhnel (RP) — Kuhnel (shoulder) retired two of the five batters he faced and was charged with two earned runs on three hits and no walks in a rehab appearance Sunday for Triple-A Nashville.08/03
• 60-Day-ILBrandon Woodruff (SP) — Woodruff announced Saturday that he will undergo season-ending capsule repair surgery on his right shoulder, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.07/18
• 60-Day-ILRob Zastryzny (RP) — The Brewers transferred Zastryzny (shoulder) to the 60-day injured list Wednesday.07/16
• 60-Day-ILBrian Fitzpatrick (RP) — Fitzpatrick (elbow) underwent Tommy John surgery over the past week, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.07/05
• 60-Day-ILQuinn Priester (SP) — Priester will undergo thoracic outlet compression surgery on Monday and is expected to be sidelined 8-to-10 months, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.06/18
• 60-Day-ILAngel Zerpa (RP) — The Brewers transferred Zerpa (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Sunday.05/31

American Family Field sits at 83 degrees and mostly sunny for first pitch at 6:40 PM CT, the kind of summer night that tends to favor hitters. Between a shaky Twins pitching staff and a Brewers lineup that's rolling, there's plenty here for the offense to work with.