Rays and Twins meet with series tied 1-1
Minnesota Twins (30-24, second in the AL Central) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (27-27, second in the AL East)
Tampa, Florida; Wednesday, 1:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Pablo Lopez (4-2, 2.31 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 54 strikeouts); Rays: Drew Rasmussen (3-4, 2.60 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 43 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays and Minnesota Twins meet on Wednesday with the winner claiming the three-game series.
Tampa Bay has a 17-19 record at home and a 27-27 record overall. The Rays are 10-3 in games when they hit at least two home runs.
Minnesota has a 30-24 record overall and a 12-16 record in road games. The Twins have the fourth-best team ERA in the majors at 3.25.
The matchup Wednesday is the third time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Yandy Diaz has 10 doubles and seven home runs for the Rays. Brandon Lowe is 14 for 35 with three doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 7-3, .248 batting average, 2.22 ERA, outscored opponents by 24 runs
Twins: 6-4, .234 batting average, 3.03 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs
INJURIES: Rays: Jonny Deluca: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Travis Jankowski: 10-Day IL (groin), Ha-Seong Kim: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Hunter Bigge: 15-Day IL (lat), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (tricep), Jake Mangum: 10-Day IL (groin), Richie Palacios: 10-Day IL (knee), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kevin Kelly: 15-Day IL (glute), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Twins: Luke Keaschall: 60-Day IL (forearm), Danny Coulombe: 15-Day IL (forearm), Byron Buxton: 7-Day IL (head), Michael Tonkin: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Matt Wallner: 10-Day IL (hamstring)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.