At Target Field on Saturday, the Milwaukee Brewers (55-42) begin a two-Game series versus the Minnesota Twins (54-42), at 7:10 PM ET.
The Twins are favored at home (-125) against the Brewers (+105). The scheduled starters are Pablo Lopez (8-7) for the Minnesota Twins, and Freddy Peralta (6-5) for the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Brewers earned a 9-3 victory against the Nationals Saturday. Willy Adames (4-for-4 with a double, a home run and four RBI) led the way offensively, while Colin Rea got the win on the mound after going 5 2/3 innings, giving up two earned runs on five hits while striking out seven.
Ahead of watching this Twins vs. Brewers matchup, here is everything you need to know about Saturday’s action on the diamond, including viewing options.
Minnesota Twins vs. Milwaukee Brewers odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Twins (-125, bet $125 to win $100)
- Underdog: Brewers (+105, bet $100 to win $105)
- Over/under: 7.5
Twins vs. Brewers: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Saturday, July 20, 2024
- Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Target Field
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Twins stats and trends
Twins betting records
- This season, the Twins have been favored 66 times and won 42, or 63.6%, of those games.
- This season Minnesota has won 32 of its 53 games, or 60.4%, when favored by at least -125 on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Twins have a 55.6% chance to win.
- Minnesota’s games have gone over the total in 47 of its 96 chances.
- The Twins are 45-50-0 against the spread this season.
Pablo Lopez (Twins probable starter)
- The Twins will send Lopez (8-7) to make his 20th start of the season. He is 8-7 with a 5.11 ERA and 121 strikeouts in 104 2/3 innings pitched.
- In his last time out on Wednesday, July 10, the righty threw five innings against the Chicago White Sox, allowing two earned runs while surrendering four hits.
- In 19 games this season, the 28-year-old has an ERA of 5.11, with 10.5 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .248 against him.
- Lopez has registered eight quality starts this year.
- Lopez will try to build on a five-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.5 frames per appearance).
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in one of his 19 appearances this season.
- He will face a Brewers offense that ranks eighth in MLB with 839 total hits (on a .255 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .400 (15th in MLB) with 99 total home runs (22nd in MLB).
- Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 28-year-old’s 5.11 ERA ranks 67th, 1.183 WHIP ranks 37th, and 10.5 K/9 ranks 11th.
Twins batting stats
- The Twins rank seventh in Major League Baseball with 115 home runs.
- Fueled by 322 extra-base hits, Minnesota ranks third in MLB with a .428 slugging percentage this season.
- The Twins have a team batting average of .254 this season, which ranks seventh among MLB teams.
- Minnesota has scored 466 runs this season, which ranks seventh in MLB.
- The Twins have an OBP of .323 this season, which ranks sixth in MLB.
- Minnesota has shown patience at the plate this season with the eighth-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.9) among MLB offenses.
Brewers stats and trends
Brewers betting records
- The Brewers have won in 21, or 48.8%, of the 43 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
- This season, Milwaukee has come away with a win 16 times in 29 chances when named as an underdog of at least +105 or worse on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Brewers have a 48.8% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- Milwaukee and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 52 of its 97 opportunities.
- The Brewers have posted a record of 51-45-0 against the spread this season.
Freddy Peralta (Brewers probable starter)
- Peralta gets the start for the Brewers, his 20th of the season. He is 6-5 with a 4.11 ERA and 130 strikeouts through 103 2/3 innings pitched.
- The right-hander’s most recent appearance came on Saturday, July 13 against the Washington Nationals, when he tossed five innings, surrendering four earned runs while giving up 10 hits.
- In 19 games this season, the 28-year-old has an ERA of 4.11, with 11.4 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .227 against him.
- Peralta has seven quality starts under his belt this season.
- Peralta will try to collect his 17th matchup of five or more innings pitched this season. He’s averaging 5.4 innings per appearance.
- He has had two appearances this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.
- The opposing Twins offense has the third-ranked slugging percentage (.428) and ranks seventh in home runs hit (115) in all of MLB. They have a collective .254 batting average, and are ninth in the league with 827 total hits and seventh in MLB play scoring 466 runs.
- The 28-year-old’s 4.11 ERA ranks 51st, 1.194 WHIP ranks 39th, and 11.4 K/9 ranks fifth among qualifying pitchers this season.
Brewers batting stats
- The Brewers rank 22nd in MLB play with 99 total home runs.
- So far this year, Milwaukee is 15th in the majors with a .400 slugging percentage.
- The Brewers are fourth in the majors with a .255 batting average.
- The offense for Milwaukee is No. 7 in the majors, scoring 4.8 runs per game (466 total runs).
- The Brewers have a league-high .333 on-base percentage.