The Minnesota Twins (54-43) and Milwaukee Brewers (56-42) will battle on Sunday at Target Field, with first pitch at 1:05 PM ET.
The Brewers are road underdogs (+134) at the Twins (-159). The starting pitchers are Joe Ryan (6-6) for the Minnesota Twins, and Aaron Civale (2-7) for the Milwaukee Brewers.
Yesterday, the Brewers picked up an 8-4 win over the Twins, with Jakob Junis (2.0 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 K) earning the win for the Brewers. Jackson Chourio finished 3-for-5 with two RBI to lead the offense. Steven Okert (0.2 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 0 K) was credited with the loss for the Twins.
Before the Twins vs. Brewers matchup, here is what you need to get ready for Sunday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
Minnesota Twins vs. Milwaukee Brewers odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Twins (-159, bet $159 to win $100)
- Underdog: Brewers (+134, bet $100 to win $134)
- Over/under: 8
Twins vs. Brewers: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Sunday, July 21, 2024
- Game Time: 1:05 PM ET
- Stadium: Target Field
- TV Channel: MLB.tv
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Twins stats and trends
Twins betting records
- This season, the Twins have won 42 out of the 67 games, or 62.7%, in which they’ve been favored.
- Minnesota is 24-11 this season when entering a game favored by -159 or more on the moneyline.
- The Twins have a 61.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- So far this season, Minnesota and its opponents have hit the over in 48 of 97 games with a total.
- The Twins are 45-51-0 ATS in their 96 games with a spread this season.
Joe Ryan (Twins probable starter)
- Ryan gets the start for the Twins, his 20th of the season. He is 6-6 with a 3.53 ERA and 124 strikeouts through 114 2/3 innings pitched.
- The right-hander last pitched on Saturday, July 13 against the San Francisco Giants, when he threw 5 1/3 innings, allowing five earned runs while giving up six hits.
- In 19 games this season, the 28-year-old has an ERA of 3.53, with 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .222 against him.
- Ryan is trying to secure his 12th quality start of the year in this outing.
- Ryan is seeking his 20th straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages six frames per appearance on the mound.
- He has had one appearance this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.
- The opposing Brewers offense has the 15th-ranked slugging percentage (.399) and ranks 23rd in MLB play with 99 home runs. It has a collective .255 batting average, and is eighth in MLB with 850 total hits and sixth in MLB action scoring 474 runs.
- Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 28-year-old’s 3.53 ERA ranks 30th, 1.003 WHIP ranks 10th, and 9.7 K/9 ranks 18th.
Twins batting stats
- The Twins rank seventh in Major League Baseball with 116 home runs.
- Fueled by 325 extra-base hits, Minnesota ranks third in MLB with a .426 slugging percentage this season.
- The Twins have a team batting average of .253 this season, which ranks eighth among MLB teams.
- Minnesota has scored 470 runs this season, which ranks seventh in MLB.
- The Twins have an OBP of .322 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 been victorious in 22, or 50%, of the 44 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- Milwaukee has a mark of 3-7 in contests where sportsbooks favor it by +134 or worse on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Brewers have a 42.7% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- Milwaukee and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 53 of its 98 opportunities.
- The Brewers have an against the spread record of 52-45-0 in 97 games with a line this season.
Aaron Civale (Brewers probable starter)
- Civale (2-7 with a 4.94 ERA and 98 strikeouts in 98 1/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Brewers, his 20th of the season.
- In his most recent appearance on Thursday, July 11 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, the righty went 6 1/3 innings, giving up one earned run while surrendering six hits.
- During 19 games this season, the 29-year-old has a 4.94 ERA and 9 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .266 to opposing hitters.
- Civale is looking to record his fifth quality start of the season.
- Civale will look to prolong a five-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.2 innings per appearance).
- He has not had an outing so far in 2024 where he did not allow at least one earned run.
- The opposing Twins offense has a collective .253 batting average, and is ninth in the league with 834 total hits and seventh in MLB play with 470 runs scored. They have the third-ranked slugging percentage (.426) and are seventh in all of MLB with 116 home runs.
- Civale has pitched 3 2/3 innings, giving up four earned runs on seven hits while striking out five against the Twins this season.
- Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 29-year-old ranks 65th in ERA (4.94), 64th in WHIP (1.383), and 23rd in K/9 (9).
Brewers batting stats
- The Brewers are 23rd in baseball with 99 home runs. They average one per game.
- So far this year, Milwaukee’s .399 slugging percentage ranks 15th in baseball.
- The Brewers rank fourth in the majors with a .255 batting average.
- The offense for Milwaukee is No. 6 in MLB, scoring 4.8 runs per game (474 total runs).
- The Brewers’ .332 on-base percentage is second-best in the majors.