Twins and Phillies meet with series tied 1-1
Philadelphia Phillies (64-37, first in the NL East) vs. Minnesota Twins (55-45, second in the AL Central)
Minneapolis; Wednesday, 1:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Aaron Nola (11-4, 3.54 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 120 strikeouts); Twins: Steven Okert (3-1, 4.40 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 27 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Phillies -152, Twins +128; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins and Philadelphia Phillies meet on Wednesday with the winner claiming the three-game series.
Minnesota is 28-21 at home and 55-45 overall. The Twins have the fourth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .252.
Philadelphia has a 27-21 record in road games and a 64-37 record overall. The Phillies have the fourth-best team on-base percentage in the majors at .329.
The teams match up Wednesday for the third time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Carlos Santana has 18 doubles and 14 home runs for the Twins. Jose Miranda is 16-for-29 with five doubles and a home run over the past 10 games.
Bryce Harper has a .296 batting average to lead the Phillies, and has 22 doubles and 23 home runs. Trea Turner is 12-for-39 with four home runs and eight RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 4-6, .226 batting average, 3.72 ERA, outscored by seven runs
Phillies: 5-5, .236 batting average, 5.37 ERA, outscored by eight runs
INJURIES: Twins: Kody Funderburk: 15-Day IL (oblique), Carlos Correa: 10-Day IL (foot), Chris Paddack: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jose Miranda: 10-Day IL (back), Kyle Farmer: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Royce Lewis: 10-Day IL (abductor), Brock Stewart: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Kirilloff: 10-Day IL (back), Justin Topa: 60-Day IL (knee), Daniel Duarte: 60-Day IL (tricep), Anthony DeSclafani: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Phillies: Luis Ortiz: 60-Day IL (ankle), Spencer Turnbull: 15-Day IL (back), Taijuan Walker: 15-Day IL (index finger), Michael Rucker: 60-Day IL (hand), Dylan Covey: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
