Bell leads Twins against the Brewers after 4-hit game

Aug 8, 2026, 04:01 pm

Minnesota Twins (58-59, second in the AL Central) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (72-44, first in the NL Central)

Milwaukee; Saturday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Taj Bradley (9-4, 3.69 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 141 strikeouts); Brewers: Robert Gasser (3-4, 4.48 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 58 strikeouts)

LINE: Brewers -153, Twins +129; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins take on the Milwaukee Brewers after Josh Bell's four-hit game on Friday.

Milwaukee has a 72-44 record overall and a 39-22 record in home games. The Brewers have a 33-11 record in games when they did not give up a home run.

Minnesota has a 58-59 record overall and a 28-32 record on the road. The Twins have the sixth-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .318.

Saturday's game is the fifth time these teams meet this season. The season series is tied 2-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: William Contreras has 17 doubles, a triple and 11 home runs for the Brewers. Jackson Chourio is 11 for 40 with a double and three home runs over the past 10 games.

Brooks Lee has 16 home runs, 32 walks and 60 RBI while hitting .240 for the Twins. Royce Lewis is 15 for 37 with three doubles, a triple, three home runs and eight RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Brewers: 6-4, .238 batting average, 4.09 ERA, even run differential

Twins: 5-5, .223 batting average, 3.86 ERA, outscored by six runs

INJURIES: Brewers: JoJo Romero: 15-Day IL (appendix), Joel Kuhnel: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Brian Fitzpatrick: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Harrison: day-to-day (calf), Sal Frelick: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Rob Zastryzny: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brandon Woodruff: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Quinn Priester: 60-Day IL (wrist), Angel Zerpa: 60-Day IL (forearm)

Twins: Joe Ryan: 15-Day IL (glute), Mike Paredes: 60-Day IL (oblique), Cole Sands: 60-Day IL (elbow), Byron Buxton: 10-Day IL (hip), David Festa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Mick Abel: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Banda: 60-Day IL (lat), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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