Brewers take on the Twins after Yelich's 4-hit game
Milwaukee Brewers (41-35, second in the NL Central) vs. Minnesota Twins (37-38, fourth in the AL Central)
Minneapolis; Saturday, 2:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Jose Quintana (4-2, 3.35 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 35 strikeouts); Twins: Simeon Woods Richardson (2-3, 5.13 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 43 strikeouts)
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BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Twins -157, Brewers +132; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Brewers take on the Minnesota Twins after Christian Yelich had four hits on Friday in a 17-6 win over the Twins.
Minnesota has a 37-38 record overall and a 20-13 record in home games. The Twins rank eighth in the AL with 82 total home runs, averaging 1.1 per game.
Milwaukee has a 41-35 record overall and an 18-20 record on the road. The Brewers have a 29-6 record in games when they scored at least five runs.
The teams meet Saturday for the fifth time this season. The season series is tied 2-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Trevor Larnach has 11 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 35 RBIs while hitting .256 for the Twins. Brooks Lee is 14 for 37 with two doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.
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Jackson Chourio has 22 doubles, three triples, 12 home runs and 45 RBIs for the Brewers. Isaac Collins is 9 for 30 with a double, a triple, two home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 2-8, .245 batting average, 8.07 ERA, outscored by 37 runs
Brewers: 6-4, .275 batting average, 4.25 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs
INJURIES: Twins: Trevor Larnach: day-to-day (hand), Royce Lewis: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Zebby Matthews: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Luke Keaschall: 60-Day IL (forearm)
Brewers: Brandon Woodruff: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Connor Thomas: 60-Day IL (elbow), Blake Perkins: 60-Day IL (shin), Garrett Mitchell: 10-Day IL (oblique), Nestor Cortes: 60-Day IL (elbow), Robert Gasser: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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