Aug. 25, 2026 Updated 5:13 pm EDT
The Minnesota Twins and Athletics do battle on Tuesday at 9:40 p.m. ET. Taj Bradley (9-5, 3.90 ERA) will start for the Twins, who are 64-68 this season and third in the AL Central. Gage Jump (5-8, 4.83 ERA) is the expected starter for the Athletics, who are 51-81 and fifth in the AL West.
How to watch Minnesota Twins vs. AthleticsTwins vs. Athletics odds
Favorite Moneyline: Twins -154
Underdog Moneyline: Athletics +125
Total: 10.5
Total Over Odds: -105
Total Under Odds: -115
Injury reportsTwins
Austin Martin: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Joe Ryan: 15 Day IL (Glute), Pablo Lopez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), David Festa: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Cole Sands: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Mike Paredes: 60 Day IL (Oblique), Anthony Banda: 60 Day IL (Lat), Mick Abel: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Athletics
Jacob Wilson: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Shea Langeliers: 10 Day IL (Knee), Josh Kuroda-Grauer: 10 Day IL (Testicle), José Suarez: 15 Day IL (Hip), Justin Sterner: 60 Day IL (Knee), Denzel Clarke: 60 Day IL (Foot), Nick Kurtz: 60 Day IL (Thumb), Brooks Kriske: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Mark Leiter Jr.: 60 Day IL (Hip), Brent Rooker: 60 Day IL (Knee), Luis Severino: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Tyler Soderstrom: 60 Day IL (Hip), Gunnar Hoglund: 60 Day IL (Knee)
Stats to know
Minnesota’s Brooks Lee is slashing .247/.300/.431 this season with 20 home runs, 69 RBIs and an OPS of .732. He has a 16.3% strikeout rate and a 6.5% walk rate in 504 plate appearances, and he has scored 58 total runs. Lee has recorded seven steals on 11 attempts.
In 517 plate appearances, Josh Bell is hitting .253/.318/.424 with a .742 OPS. He has hit 17 long balls, driven in 80 runs (12th in MLB) and scored 66 times.
Jeff McNeil has hit six home runs this season. He has also tallied 45 RBIs and has scored 37 runs. In 402 plate appearances, he has recorded a .267 BA, .318 OBP and .362 SLG with a 6.2% walk rate and a 10.9% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording six steals on eight attempts.
In 410 plate appearances, Lawrence Butler has slashed .223/.318/.363 this season. He has hit 11 long balls and driven in 40 runs with a strikeout rate of 25.4% and a walk rate of 12%. He has stolen nine bases on 13 attempts and has scored 49 runs.
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