Jake Bauers has been day-to-day with an abdominal issue and the Brewers would obviously love him back in the lineup given how well things are going, but Milwaukee has depth to spare right now and it hasn't slowed them down one bit.
Minnesota is technically still playing like a buyer, not a seller, at the deadline, but the roster tells a different story on the mound. Joe Ryan's out with a glute strain, Byron Buxton is still without a firm return timetable, and that's before you even get to the pitchers already lost for the year. It's a lot to overcome against the best team in the National League.
The Brewers have won 3 straight and taken 3 of their last 4 from Pittsburgh, the kind of steady, unspectacular winning that's carried them to the top of the NL Central all summer. The Twins, meanwhile, are 1-4 over their last 5 with a win to close it out, which at least stops the bleeding heading into Milwaukee.
None of this screams trap game for the Brewers. They're deeper, healthier where it matters, and playing with the kind of margin for error a 72-43 record buys you. Minnesota's counting on Bradley to keep it close and hoping the offense can scratch out enough against a Brewers pitching staff that's been getting the job done even while shuffling arms in and out.