Minnesota Twins at Milwaukee Brewers

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MIN	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	0
MIL	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	—	4	8	0

Taj Bradley gets the ball for the Twins on Saturday, and Robert Gasser counters for the Brewers, first pitch set for 6:10 PM CT at American Family Field. Bradley's been solid enough on the season, but walks have crept into his game over his last several starts, and against a Milwaukee lineup that doesn't chase, free passes get expensive fast.

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Twins(57-59)

WLLLL

3

+1.5-156+133o7.5-122

Brewers(72-43)

WWWLL

4

-1.5+153-135u7.5+125

Best BetBrewers -146

Pregame

Milwaukee is the best team in baseball right now and Minnesota is patching together a rotation missing multiple starters for the year. This isn't close on paper, and the Brewers being the far more complete club top to bottom makes them the play here.

Gasser is still building back into form after Tommy John surgery, and his last time out was actually his best of the stretch: 5 innings, 1 earned run, 6 strikeouts against the Angels. He's not overpowering, but he's throwing enough strikes to keep Milwaukee in ballgames, which is really all this offense needs from him. Kyle Harrison's return from the IL got fans excited before cramping cut his last start short, so the Brewers are managing bodies a bit even while they're rolling.

Taj Bradley

(9-5)·3.90 ERA

Aug 2 @ Mariners

ND

6.0IP

3ER

2K

4BB

94P

08/08 Lineup

Robert Gasser

(3-5)·4.79 ERA

Aug 1 @ Angels

ND

5.0IP

1ER

6K

2BB

76P

08/08 Lineup

Jake Bauers has been day-to-day with an abdominal issue and the Brewers would obviously love him back in the lineup given how well things are going, but Milwaukee has depth to spare right now and it hasn't slowed them down one bit.

Minnesota is technically still playing like a buyer, not a seller, at the deadline, but the roster tells a different story on the mound. Joe Ryan's out with a glute strain, Byron Buxton is still without a firm return timetable, and that's before you even get to the pitchers already lost for the year. It's a lot to overcome against the best team in the National League.

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 Brewers have won 3 straight and taken 3 of their last 4 from Pittsburgh, the kind of steady, unspectacular winning that's carried them to the top of the NL Central all summer. The Twins, meanwhile, are 1-4 over their last 5 with a win to close it out, which at least stops the bleeding heading into Milwaukee.

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

None of this screams trap game for the Brewers. They're deeper, healthier where it matters, and playing with the kind of margin for error a 72-43 record buys you. Minnesota's counting on Bradley to keep it close and hoping the offense can scratch out enough against a Brewers pitching staff that's been getting the job done even while shuffling arms in and out.