The Twins head to our neighbors to the east for their second series of the 2024 season. It's Twins and Brewers for a quick two-game set in Milwaukee Tuesday and Wednesday.
Both teams are off to good starts. The Minnesota Twins (2-1) took two of three in Kansas City while the Milwaukee Brewers (3-0) swept the New York Mets to open the season.
PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Louie Varland (0-0); Brewers: Jakob Junis (0-0)
Varland will be in the starting rotation for the Twins after some offseason unknowns about what his role with the team would be. Anthony DeSclafani was penciled in as a starter but an elbow injury has him on the injured list to start the year. He may be out for the season if the team opts for surgery.
Varland went 4-3 with a 4.63 ERA in 2023.
Game two will feature starters Chris Paddack for the Twins, and Joe Ross for the Brewers.
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Brewers -113, Twins -106; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BROADCAST:
The pregame will be on 830 WCCO Radio, 102.9 FM The Wolf and on the Audacy App (in-market only) starting at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. 3:10 p.m. first pitch.
Game Two is an 11:30 a.m. pregame Wednesday with a 12:10 p.m. first pitch.
BOTTOM LINE:
Minnesota had an 87-75 record overall and a 40-41 record on the road last season. The Twins averaged 3.2 extra base hits per game, including 1.4 home runs.
Milwaukee went 92-70 overall and 49-32 in home games a season ago. The Brewers scored 4.5 runs per game while giving up 4.0 last season.
INJURIES:
Twins: Royce Lewis: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Zack Weiss: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jhoan Duran: 15-Day IL (oblique), Josh Staumont: 15-Day IL (calf), Justin Topa: 15-Day IL (knee), Caleb Thielbar: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Anthony DeSclafani: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josh Winder: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Brewers: Devin Williams: 15-Day IL (back), Taylor Clarke: 15-Day IL (meniscus), Garrett Mitchell: 10-Day IL (finger), Wade Miley: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Brandon Woodruff: 60-Day IL (elbow)
NEXT:
The Twins return to Minnesota for the Home Opener on Thursday at Target Field. They'll host the Cleveland Guardians for a three game set Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
Get details here on WCCO Radio's Opening Day plans around the ballpark!