Brewers host the Twins on 3-game home win streak

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Minnesota Twins (57-59, second in the AL Central) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (72-43, first in the NL Central)

Milwaukee; Friday, 7:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Zebby Matthews (0-0); Brewers: Shane Drohan (6-4, 3.48 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 89 strikeouts)

LINE: Brewers -171, Twins +141; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Brewers host the Minnesota Twins aiming to extend a three-game home winning streak.

Milwaukee has a 39-21 record in home games and a 72-43 record overall. The Brewers have the third-ranked team on-base percentage in the NL at .336.

Minnesota has a 57-59 record overall and a 27-32 record on the road. The Twins have the fourth-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .404.

The matchup Friday is the fourth time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brice Turang has 25 doubles, three triples, 16 home runs and 70 RBIs for the Brewers. Jake Bauers is 13 for 35 with a double, a triple, two home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Brewers: 6-4, .225 batting average, 3.62 ERA, outscored by one run

Twins: 5-5, .221 batting average, 4.38 ERA, outscored by five runs

INJURIES: Brewers: Jake Bauers: day-to-day (abdominal), Joel Kuhnel: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Brian Fitzpatrick: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Harrison: day-to-day (calf), JoJo Romero: 15-Day IL (appendix), Sal Frelick: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Rob Zastryzny: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brandon Woodruff: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Quinn Priester: 60-Day IL (wrist), Angel Zerpa: 60-Day IL (forearm)

Twins: Joe Ryan: 15-Day IL (glute), Mike Paredes: 60-Day IL (oblique), Cole Sands: 60-Day IL (elbow), Byron Buxton: 10-Day IL (hip), David Festa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Mick Abel: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Banda: 60-Day IL (lat), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.