A streaky Milwaukee Brewers team is back at home, after a 6-3 road trip.
Bob Uecker will be on the call, as the Brewers host the Minnesota Twins for two. Pregame Tuesday on WKTY begins at 6:35 p.m. Tune in on 96.7 FM / 580 AM.
Over Milwaukee’s last 10 games, the Brewers won four in a row, followed by three straight losses, only to follow that with three consecutive wins.
Now, they get a Twins team that’s just as streaky. They’re 2-2 over their last four, but before that, over their last 12 games, the Twins won five, then lost four, then won three.
Minnesota leads its division by six games over the Cleveland Guardians, but is just 65-60 — the eighth-best record in the AL.
Meanwhile, the Brewers have the third-best record in the NL (68-57) and are 2.5 games ahead of a red-hot Chicago Cubs team.
The Brewers have little shot of moving into the second or third spot in the NL, as they’re 12.5 games behind the MLB-leading Atlanta Braves (80-44) and nine games behind the LA Dodgers (76-47).
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Minnesota Twins (65-60, first in the AL Central) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (68-57, first in the NL Central)
LISTEN: Bob Uecker on the call for Twins-Brewers on WKTY, beginning with pregame at 6:35 p.m. Tune in on 96.7 FM / 580 AM
PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Bailey Ober (6-6, 3.40 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 113 strikeouts); Brewers: Wade Miley (6-3, 3.05 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 55 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Brewers -122, Twins +102; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Brewers host the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday to begin a two-game series.
Milwaukee has a 33-27 record at home and a 68-57 record overall. The Brewers have a 43-18 record in games when they record eight or more hits.
Minnesota has gone 29-34 on the road and 65-60 overall. Twins pitchers have a collective 3.88 ERA, which ranks seventh in the majors.
Tuesday’s game is the third time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Carlos Santana has 26 doubles, 18 home runs and 66 RBI while hitting .224 for the Brewers. Willy Adames is 12-for-38 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games.
Carlos Correa has 25 doubles, two triples, 15 home runs and 54 RBI for the Twins. Ryan Jeffers is 9-for-36 with two doubles, three home runs and seven RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Brewers: 7-3, .233 batting average, 3.64 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs
Twins: 5-5, .252 batting average, 4.45 ERA, outscored by four runs
INJURIES: Brewers: Sal Frelick: day-to-day (hamstring), Jean Carlos Mejia: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Blake Perkins: 10-Day IL (oblique), Justin Wilson: 60-Day IL (lat), Julio Teheran: 15-Day IL (hip), Jesse Winker: 10-Day IL (back), Darin Ruf: 60-Day IL (knee), Eric Lauer: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Garrett Mitchell: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Aaron Ashby: 60-Day IL (labrum)
Twins: Matt Canterino: 60-Day IL (undisclosed), Willi Castro: 10-Day IL (oblique), Byron Buxton: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Brock Stewart: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jose De Leon: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joe Ryan: 15-Day IL (groin), Alex Kirilloff: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Miranda: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Jorge Alcala: 60-Day IL (forearm), Nick Gordon: 60-Day IL (shin), Tyler Mahle: 60-Day IL (arm), Chris Paddack: 60-Day IL (elbow)
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
TOP PHOTO: FILE – Milwaukee Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker is seen during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)