Rookie Josh Winder gets his sixth start of the season for the Twins tonight (6:40, BSN) as they meet the Brewers at Target Field.
Josh Winder starts as Twins face Brewers; Miguel Sano joins Saints
Sano is recovering from knee surgery and will be on a rebab assignment in St. Paul.
July 12, 2022 at 7:56PM
Winder is 4-2 with a 3.12 ERA through nine games, four of them relief appearances. He'll face Brewers righthander Jason Alexander (2-1, 4.75) in the opening game of a two-game series.
The Twins lead the American League Central and Milwaukee is atop the National League Central.
Twins first baseman Miguel Sano, recovering from knee surgery, will join the Saints tonight on a rehab assignment as he prepares for a return to the major leagues, probably after next week's All-Star break.
Sano will hit third and be the DH for the Saints as they face the Toledo Mud Hens at 7:07 p.m. at CHS Field.
BREWERS LINEUP
Kolten Wong, 2B
Willy Adames, SS
Rowdy Tellez, 1B
Andrew McCutcheon, DH
Omar Narvaez, C
Luis Urias, 3B
Jace Peterson, LF
Hunter Renfroe, RF
Jonathan Davis, CF
TWINS LINEUP
Luis Arraez, DH
Carlos Correa, SS
Byron Buxton, CF
Max Kepler, RF
Jorge Polanco, 2B
Alex Kirilloff, 1B
Nick Gordon, LF
Gio Urshela, 3B
Gary Sanchez, C
Robust competition is likely for righthander Roki Sasaki, whose agent suggests a “smaller, midmarket” team might be a good route to take, but the Los Angeles Dodgers are said to be the favorites to land him.
