Minnesota Twins vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 08/08/2026

Game Time: 7:10 pm ET, Saturday, August 8, 2026

Venue:  American Family Field, Milwaukee, WI

Where to Watch:  MLB TV

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Twins +129, Brewers -156; Over/Under:  8 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Twins +125, Brewers -150; Over/Under:  8 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Twins +125, Brewers -155; Over/Under:  8 runs

Minnesota Twins:  57-59 (2nd place, AL Central)

Milwaukee Brewers:  72-43 (1st place, NL Central)

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Minnesota Twins:  5-5 last 10

Milwaukee Brewers:  6-4 last 10

The Twins are entering this series off a win and lost their 3-game series against the Kansas City Royals 2-1 in their last series. They enter this game with a 57-59 record overall and have a road record of 27-32. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Brewers on Saturday with the series opener still to be played on Friday. Their offense ranks 12th in the MLB with a .722 OPS. Zebby Matthews is their starting pitcher on Friday while Taj Bradley is making his start in this game on Saturday. He is 9-4 with a 3.69 ERA this season. His team won 2 of their last 3 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season appearance, he allowed 3 ER, 0 HR, and 4 BB with 2 SO on 7 hits through 6 IP against the Seattle Mariners.

The Brewers are entering this series off a win and won their 4-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 in their last series. They enter this game with a 72-43 record overall and have a home record of 39-21. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Twins on Saturday with the series opener still to be played on Friday. Their offense ranks 8th in the MLB with a .734 OPS. Rookie pitcher Shane Drohan is their starting pitcher on Friday while Robert Gasser is making his start in this game on Saturday. He is 3-4 with a 4.48 ERA this season. His team won their last 3 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 1 earned run, 0 homers, and 2 walks with 6 strikeouts on 4 hits through 5 innings pitched against the Los Angeles Angels.

The current betting odds have the Brewers listed as a favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Brewers have looked great in their games this season with their 72-43 record overall which has them right at the top of the NL Central with the best record in MLB. They have looked great in their own ballpark too with their 39-21 home record this season. Meanwhile, the Twins haven't looked great in their games this season with their 57-59 record overall, but that record has them right near the top of the AL Central. They haven't been a good road team either with their 27-32 road record this year. The Twins have been making up ground in the AL Central lately, but they are only 5-5 in their last 10 games and a lot of their progress has been the division collapsing around them. They have been really up and down lately, just losing their last series to the Royals who have been terrible, and now they are getting a real test from one of the best in the league. The Brewers are 6-4 in their last 10 games and coming off a series win over the Pirates. They are going with Gasser in this one and he hasn't looked great this season. Gasser is 3-4 with a 4.48 ERA and hasn't been their best option on the mound by far, but lately he has looked a lot better in his starts and the bullpen has been great this season too. He only gave up 1 earned run in his last start and the team has been having more success lately too, winning 3 games in a row now with him starting. The Twins are going with Bradley in this one and he has looked good this season. He is 9-4 with a 3.69 ERA and he has been one of their best starters. The team has won 2 of their last 3 games with him starting, but he did give up 3 earned runs in his last start and he has been shaky on the road lately. Look for the Brewers to continue rolling at home against a struggling Twins team that hasn't been pitching well lately. The best way to place a bet here is on the Brewers to win this game. 

Twins Brewers Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Saturday, August 8, 2026 (7:10 pm ET start time) is Brewers 8 Twins 6.

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Minnesota Twins: 16-33 (-23.4 units) on the moneyline against NL Central opponents. 209-231 (-45.3 units) on the moneyline in all games. 98-123 (-20.1 units) on the moneyline in road games. 20-12 UNDER when playing against a top-level team (Win Pct. > 62%).

Milwaukee Brewers: 32-16 (+16.4 units) on the moneyline against AL Central opponents. 266-186 (+51 units) on the moneyline in all games. 141-88 (+22.8 units) on the moneyline in home games. 31-19 UNDER as a favorite of -125 to -175.

Minnesota Twins:  J. Ryan (SP) Fifteen Day IL - Glute. M. Paredes (SP) Sixty Day IL - Oblique. C. Sands (RP) Sixty Day IL - Elbow. B. Buxton (CF) Ten Day IL - Hip. A. Banda (RP) Sixty Day IL - Lat. M. Abel (SP) Sixty Day IL - Elbow. D. Festa (SP) Sixty Day IL - Shoulder. P. Lopez (SP) Sixty Day IL - Elbow.

Milwaukee Brewers:  K. Harrison (SP) Day To Day - Calf. J. Bauers (1B) Day To Day - Abdominal. S. Frelick (RF) Ten Day IL - Shoulder. J. Romero (RP) Fifteen Day IL - Appendix. R. Zastryzny (RP) Sixty Day IL - Shoulder. B. Woodruff (SP) Sixty Day IL - Shoulder. J. Kuhnel (RP) Fifteen Day IL - Shoulder. Q. Priester (SP) Sixty Day IL - Wrist. B. Fitzpatrick (RP) Sixty Day IL - Elbow. A. Zerpa (RP) Sixty Day IL - Forearm.

“It’s huge. I think the one thing that we talked about at the Deadline was being able to lengthen out our bullpen. I think tonight you saw a really good version of that. Fundy comes in in a deficit game and does a nice job. Then Mo comes in, and Gomez. We’ve talked about adding Minter, adding Nance, adding Hoffy, it lengthens it out so we could do that.” - Derek Shelton after his team’s win against the Royals in their game on Thursday.

“It’s not as sharp as he can be, but he made the big pitches. It’s just beautiful to have that experience out there.” - Pat Murphy after his team’s win against the Pirates in their game on Thursday.

Trevor Larnach (L) LF

Luke Keaschall (R) CF

Kody Clemens (L) 2B

Josh Bell (S) DH

Royce Lewis (R) 1B

Brooks Lee (S) 3B

Alan Roden (L) RF

Victor Caratini (S) C

Tristan Gray (L) SS

Brice Turang (L) 2B

Jackson Chourio (R) LF

Garrett Mitchell (L) CF

Andrew Vaughn (R) 1B

Christian Yelich (L) DH

Luis Lara (S) RF

Gary Sánchez (R) C

David Hamilton (L) 3B

Cooper Pratt (R) SS

Batting Average:  Gabriel Gonzalez (.500)

Hits:  Josh Bell (100)

Home Runs:  Byron Buxton (25)

RBI:  Josh Bell (65)

Stolen Bases:  Luke Keaschall (13)

Wins:  Taj Bradley (9)

Saves:  Yoendrys Gómez (14)

ERA:  Jack Anderson (0.00)

Batting Average:  Tyler Black (.333)

Hits:  Brice Turang (113)

Home Runs:  Jake Bauers (20)

RBI:  Brice Turang (70)

Stolen Bases:  David Hamilton (21)

Wins:  Aaron Ashby (12)

Saves:  Trevor Megill (20)

ERA:  Easton McGee (0.00)

Managers:

Minnesota Twins: Derek Shelton (1st season)

Milwaukee Brewers: Pat Murphy (3rd season)