The Brewers are 26-17 and have won 4 of their last 5. The Twins are 20-26 and just dropped Saturday's game 2-1 on a Jackson Chourio go-ahead solo shot. Sunday is the rubber match of a wraparound set, and Milwaukee gets to roll out a wild-card starter against a guy coming off a complete-game shutout.
Robert Gasser is the story on the visitors' side. This is his first MLB start since June 2024 Tommy John surgery — he made 2 cameo starts last September, then opened 2026 at Triple-A Nashville, where he went 0-0 with a 3.74 ERA across 6 starts. The Brewers are using him here partly to buy an extra day of rest for Misiorowski (quad cramp) and the rest of the rotation heading into Wrigley. The 0.00 ERA on the card is technically true and entirely misleading.
Bailey Ober's last time out he threw a Maddux at the Marlins — 89 pitches, 2 hits, 0 walks, 7 punchouts, complete-game shutout. That dropped his ERA to 3.46 and ran his record to 4-2. The Twins desperately need that version again, because they're getting almost nothing on the position-player side with Byron Buxton (hip) out of Saturday's lineup and Walker Jenkins still recovering from a Grade 2 AC sprain.
- Day-To-DayChristian Yelich DH — Manager Pat Murphy said Saturday that Yelich (back) is "trending in the right direction" and could be available to play in Sunday's series finale against the Twins, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
- Day-To-DayJacob Misiorowski SP — Misiorowski left his start Wednesday against the Padres due to quad cramping, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
- Day-To-DayGerson Garabito RP — Garabito will be out for four months after undergoing surgery to address a broken bone in his foot, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
- Day-To-DayJ.B. Bukauskas RP — Bukauskas will undergo surgery on his injured right lat and be sidelined for 9-to-10 months, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
- 10-Day-ILBrandon Lockridge LF — Lockridge is expected to be sidelined until mid-to-late June after an MRI on his right knee showed a bone bruise, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
- 15-Day-ILBrandon Woodruff SP — Woodruff (shoulder) tossed 25 pitches during a bullpen session Thursday, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
- 15-Day-ILJared Koenig RP — Koenig (elbow) will throw a bullpen session Tuesday, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
- 15-Day-ILQuinn Priester SP — Priester (shoulder) will resume a rehab assignment this weekend, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
- Day-To-DayByron Buxton CF — Buxton (hip) isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Brewers.
- Day-To-DayCory Lewis SP — Twins head trainer Nick Paparesta said Thursday that Lewis (shoulder) is still a couple weeks away from throwing off a mound, Bobby Nightengale of The Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
- Day-To-DayJulian Merryweather RP — Merryweather (hamstring) will begin a rehab assignment with the Twins' rookie-level Florida Complex League affiliate Tuesday, Theodore Tollefson of ZoneCoverage.com reports.
- Day-To-DayMatt Canterino SP — Canterino (shoulder) will be with the Twins in big-league spring training but isn't expected to pitch during camp as he continues to recover from shoulder surgery, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.
- Day-To-DayWalker Jenkins CF — Jenkins was diagnosed Monday with a Grade 2 AC joint sprain in his left shoulder and will be re-evaluated in 10 days, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
- 15-Day-ILTaj Bradley SP — Bradley (pectoral) will embark on a rehab assignment with Triple-A St. Paul on Sunday, Audra Martin of FanDuel Sports Network North reports.
- 15-Day-ILCody Laweryson RP — The Twins placed Laweryson (forearm) on the 15-day injured list Saturday, retroactive to Thursday.
- 15-Day-ILGarrett Acton RP — The Twins placed Acton on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with a right shoulder strain, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
The market sees this as a coin-flip leaning Milwaukee. Pinnacle has the Brewers at -118 on the moneyline with a 7.5 total. DraftKings is laying 8.5 and -132 on Milwaukee, which is the line discrepancy you'd expect when a debuting lefty with no track record is on the bump opposite an Ober coming off a masterpiece. The EVs aren't doing anyone any favors — every market in this game is negative for the bettor.
The wrinkle worth watching: Christian Yelich (back) is day-to-day and Pat Murphy said he's trending toward being available Sunday. If Yelich is back in the lineup behind Chourio — who's hitting .318 since returning from a broken hand and just went deep on the first pitch he saw Saturday — the Brewers' top of the order suddenly looks the part again. Get Gasser through 4 or 5 clean and the bullpen takes it from there.