The Twins and Brewers are headed into the rubber match, with Minnesota trying to keep its push alive in a race for either the American League Central or one of the Wild Card spots. Milwaukee, meanwhile, is still working to hold off the Chicago Cubs in the National League Central.
A win here would matter for Minnesota on its own terms, but taking a series from the team with the best record in baseball would carry extra weight. That challenge comes with Jacob Misiorowski on the mound for Milwaukee, and he brings the kind of arm that changes a game fast.
Misiorowski has been overpowering hitters with pure velocity. His four-seam fastball is routinely over 100 mph, and he mixes in a cutter in the mid-90s, a curve in the upper 80s, plus a slider and change.
He’s piled up at least 10 strikeouts in four of his last five starts. In his most recent outing, he took the loss after allowing two earned runs against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in a 3-0 Milwaukee defeat.
Minnesota will counter with Connor Prielipp, who’s had a little extra time to reset after last starting one week ago from yesterday. Over his last five starts, he has a 3.86 ERA and 4.09 FIP across 28 innings. In that stretch, he’s struck out 30, walked 10, and allowed four homers.
Prielipp has already seen this Milwaukee lineup once this season, and the result was one of his better outings. He worked 6 innings, allowed 3 hits and 2 runs, with 1 earned run, 2 walks, and 8 strikeouts. Even so, the Twins offense managed only one run in that game and took the loss.
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