The Milwaukee Brewers will have its home opener at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Tuesday afternoon against the Minnesota Twins with the first pitch scheduled for 3:10 p.m. CT. Milwaukee is coming off a sweep on the road to start the season against the New York Mets.
They are 3-0 entering this matchup and Minnesota is 2-1 entering this matchup. The last team the Twins faced was the Kansas City Royals. For this matchup between Minnesota and Milwaukee, the projected starting pitcher for the Twins will be Louie Varland and the projected starting pitcher for the Brewers will be Jakob Junis.
Rhys Hoskins was a household name on opening weekend for the Brewers against the Mets. The fans loved his swagger and attitude. Hoskins has a .273 batting average with one home run and four RBIs to start the season for the Milwaukee Brewers in three games played.
Christian Yelich has a .455 batting average with one home run and two RBIs, along with two stolen bases. Rookie Jackson Chourio had a good weekend for the Milwaukee Brewers against the New York Mets and he had a .417 batting average with two RBIs, along with one stolen base. Chourio is going to get on base a lot this season for Milwaukee and have a chance to steal a lot of bases.
The fans love the fact that manager Pat Murphy is showing passion in his first games. He hopes that will continue in the two-game set against the Minnesota Twins.
Players To Watch For On the Minnesota Twins Against the Milwaukee Brewers
Minnesota won the American League Central last season and they are looking to repeat as division champions under manager Rocco Baldelli. One of the key players in this lineup is outfielder Byron Buxton, who is batting second for them. In the last series, he had a .300 batting average with three RBIs.
Shortstop Carlos Correa will be batting third for the Twins in this lineup. Correa against the Kansas City Royals had a .273 batting average and two RBIs. He has been a very good shortstop throughout his MLB career.
Carlos Santana will be playing first base for Minnesota and he will be batting fourth. He did not have a home run or an RBI in the past series against the Royals, but Santana is a power threat in this lineup. His batting average in the last series was .273.
The Milwaukee Brewers are looking to continue their success in this two-game set against the Minnesota Twins. Milwaukee had an off day on Monday and so did Minnesota. It should be a well-played ball game on Tuesday afternoon.
