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Minnesota Twins 8, Milwaukee Brewers 6

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:40 PM ET · American Family FieldStats updated Aug 7, 8:45 PM ETFinal lineups locked
T-Score45
Minnesota Twins
73–83 · 4th AL Central · T-Score 45
8
8–6
FINAL
Milwaukee Brewers
98–58 · 1st NL Central · T-Score 76
6
T-Score76
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherBrewersDrohan holds a modest edge in P-Score and K/9, while the ERA gap is small.
Offense vs handBrewersMilwaukee owns a .761 OPS vs RHP, 3th in MLB; Minnesota ranks 26th vs LHP.
LineupBrewersThe confirmed Milwaukee order includes 6 hitters with an OPS above .750 against right-handed pitching.
BullpenBrewersMilwaukee owns a 3.60 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Minnesota's 4.23.
Team strengthBrewersMilwaukee leads 76–45 in T-Score, driven by stronger offense.

Starting pitchers

MIN
Zebby Matthews RHP
Zebby Matthews
Minnesota Twins
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.74
148th
WHIP
1.24
86th
K/9
7.68
129th
BB/9
2.80
73rd
P-Score48i
FIP
4.81
HR/9
1.65
189th
OPS/R
0.691
IP
125.1
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA2.57
Road ERA6.93
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.40
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
MIL
Shane Drohan LHP
Shane Drohan
Milwaukee Brewers
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.26
119th
WHIP
1.33
120th
K/9
9.05
62nd
BB/9
3.14
111th
P-Score52i
FIP
3.61
HR/9
1.05
83rd
OPS/R
0.796
IP
120.1
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA4.42
Road ERA4.24
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.15
QUALITY
START %
80%
(4 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
How the starters differ
·Drohan owns the lower FIP, 3.61 to 4.81.
·Drohan allows the lower home-run rate: 1.05 vs 1.65 per nine.
·Drohan strikes out 1.4 more batters per nine innings.
·Matthews allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.24 WHIP compared with 1.33.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricMatthewsDrohanNote
ERA−11499Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP4.813.61
WAR0.61.9Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Matthews arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam36%95.2
Slider23%87.3
Changeup13%86.8
Cutter12%90.9
Curveball11%79.9
Sinker5%95.2
Drohan arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam27%94.9
Slider21%86.4
Sinker21%94.8
Curveball13%80.6
Cutter12%90.9
Changeup5%86.2

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Twins vs LHP (Shane Drohan)
26th
in MLB
0.677OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Brewers vs RHP (Zebby Matthews)
3rd
in MLB
0.761OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Minnesota TwinsOfficial lineupvs LHP Shane Drohan
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Drohan (BvP)
1Austin MartinRRF45.6623.808No MLB historyNo history
2Ryan JeffersRC80.82214.855No MLB historyNo history
3Royce LewisR1B59.67114.739No MLB historyNo history
4Josh BellSDH72.74120.743No MLB historyNo history
5Kody ClemensL2B76.76126.710No MLB historyNo history
6Luke KeaschallR2B59.7579.688No MLB historyNo history
7Kaelen CulpepperRSS46.7373.811No MLB historyNo history
8Victor CaratiniSC53.6317.575No MLB historyNo history
9Ryan KreidlerRSS49.6708.577No MLB historyNo history
1Austin Martin RF · R.232 / .662 · 3 HRvs hand .808 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score2Ryan Jeffers C · R.255 / .822 · 14 HRvs hand .855 · No MLB history · No history80H-Score3Royce Lewis 1B · R.227 / .671 · 14 HRvs hand .739 · No MLB history · No history59H-Score4Josh Bell DH · S.258 / .741 · 20 HRvs hand .743 · No MLB history · No history72H-Score5Kody Clemens 2B · L.238 / .761 · 26 HRvs hand .710 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score6Luke Keaschall 2B · R.278 / .757 · 9 HRvs hand .688 · No MLB history · No history59H-Score7Kaelen Culpepper SS · R.275 / .737 · 3 HRvs hand .811 · No MLB history · No history46H-Score8Victor Caratini C · S.222 / .631 · 7 HRvs hand .575 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score9Ryan Kreidler SS · R.218 / .670 · 8 HRvs hand .577 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score
Milwaukee BrewersOfficial lineupvs RHP Zebby Matthews
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Matthews (BvP)
1Brice TurangL2B76.80319.889No MLB historyNo history
2Jackson ChourioRLF81.82524.779No MLB historyNo history
3Jake BauersL1B88.89426.890No MLB historyNo history
4William ContrerasRC77.76518.763No MLB historyNo history
5Garrett MitchellLCF74.78511.816No MLB historyNo history
6Christian YelichLDH61.69111.717No MLB historyNo history
7Luis LaraSRF47.6551.690No MLB historyNo history
8Cooper PrattRSS49.7213.767No MLB historyNo history
9David HamiltonL3B41.6374.645No MLB historyNo history
1Brice Turang 2B · L.264 / .803 · 19 HRvs hand .889 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score2Jackson Chourio LF · R.285 / .825 · 24 HRvs hand .779 · No MLB history · No history81H-Score3Jake Bauers 1B · L.269 / .894 · 26 HRvs hand .890 · No MLB history · No history88H-Score4William Contreras C · R.271 / .765 · 18 HRvs hand .763 · No MLB history · No history77H-Score5Garrett Mitchell CF · L.266 / .785 · 11 HRvs hand .816 · No MLB history · No history74H-Score6Christian Yelich DH · L.237 / .691 · 11 HRvs hand .717 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score7Luis Lara RF · S.251 / .655 · 1 HRvs hand .690 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score8Cooper Pratt SS · R.282 / .721 · 3 HRvs hand .767 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score9David Hamilton 3B · L.240 / .637 · 4 HRvs hand .645 · No MLB history · No history41H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseMINMIN·MILMIL
AVG.244 14th.258 2nd
OPS.720 14th.744 4th
Home runs180 13th149 28th
Runs712 10th802 2nd
OBP.317 14th.341 1st
SLG.403 11th.403 12th
PitchingMINMIN·MILMIL
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.60vs3.54
MINMIL
WHIP1.37vs1.19
MINMIL
K/98.6vs9.6
MINMIL
HR Allowed180vs165
MINMIL
BullpenMINMIN·MILMIL
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.23vs3.60
no league rank
Saves43vs51
MINMIL
ResultsMINMIN·MILMIL
+17522nd
Run differential
+3762nd
73–83 Record98–58
5–5 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Minnesota Twins (5–5)
W
L
L
L
L
W
W
L
W
W
Milwaukee Brewers (6–4)
W
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—4
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Twins?+
Zebby Matthews (5.22 ERA, 4–8) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Brewers?+
Shane Drohan (3.48 ERA, 6–4) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:40 PM ET at American Family Field.
Where is the game being played?+
American Family Field, home of the Milwaukee Brewers.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Twins and Brewers performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Brewers 4–2 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Zebby Matthews is at 48; Shane Drohan is at 52. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.