The Milwaukee Brewers and Minnesota Twins will compete in the finale of their two-game series on Sunday, July 21 at 1:05 PM ET at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Twins are favored to find success with their moneyline at -160.
The Brewers were able to push the Twins to 12 innings last night and come away with an 8-4 victory. They scored five runs total in the top of the 12th to finish the game off strong. They are now 2-3 over their last five games and are pushing for positive momentum.
They are starting Aaron Civale (2-7) on the mound, who offers a 4.94 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP. The Brewers as a whole are getting an ERA at 3.81, so Civale needs to step up.
Their offense has Willy Adames to push them along in a few categories. He currently leads them with 15 home runs and 67 RBIs. He cracks the top 10 in the league (8th) for total RBIs.
The Brewers' offense produces a .255 batting average and allows .240 in return from their opponents. This is on par with what the Twins put up, which should offer another compelling battle.
The Twins have lost two straight and are now 2-3 in their previous five games. Their other recent loss was a 3-2 showing against the San Francisco Giants, where they capped off that series losing two out of three. Neither team has great momentum here, but this could change quickly.
Joe Ryan will be on the mound to start and carries a 3.53 ERA and a WHIP at 1.00. With the Twins ERA average coming in at 4.11, he puts them in a good starting position for success.
Carlos Correra leads the team with a .308 batting average (7th in league) and 47 RBIs. However, he is listed as day to day and could potentially miss this game, which would hurt their offense once again. Other key players such as Ryan Jeffers (leads with 14 homers) will need to push their offensive momentum forward of Correra is unable to go.
The Twins are averaging .254 at the plate and are giving up .235 in return from opposing teams. This is a slightly better ratio in comparison to the Brewers, but the difference is razor thin.
The odds for this MLB showdown comes from MyBookie, who currently has the Twins favored to win Game 2. Their probability of winning comes in at 58.8 percent, according to market analysis.
The Twins have more appealing pitching prospects to start. On paper, they are better in a variety of their averages for both offense and defense. Look for the Twins to bounce back.
