Twins look to stop 3-game road slide, play the Blue Jays
Minnesota Twins (59-72, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (77-55, first in the AL East)
Toronto; Tuesday, 7:07 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Bailey Ober (4-7, 5.05 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 93 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Chris Bassitt (11-7, 4.18 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 142 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins will try to end a three-game road slide when they visit the Toronto Blue Jays.
Toronto has a 43-21 record at home and a 77-55 record overall. The Blue Jays have the best team batting average in the AL at .267.
Minnesota has a 59-72 record overall and a 26-41 record in road games. The Twins have hit 152 total home runs to rank ninth in the AL.
Tuesday's game is the fifth time these teams meet this season. The Blue Jays are ahead 3-1 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has 30 doubles and 21 home runs for the Blue Jays. Bo Bichette is 17 for 39 with five doubles and six RBIs over the past 10 games.
Byron Buxton has 15 doubles, four triples and 25 home runs for the Twins. Luke Keaschall is 12 for 36 with two doubles and two RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 6-4, .253 batting average, 3.90 ERA, outscored opponents by 15 runs
Twins: 2-8, .212 batting average, 6.03 ERA, outscored by 29 runs
INJURIES: Blue Jays: Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Burr: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nick Sandlin: 15-Day IL (elbow), Yimi Garcia: 15-Day IL (ankle), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Twins: Alan Roden: 60-Day IL (thumb), Christian Vazquez: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Simeon Woods Richardson: 15-Day IL (illness), Anthony Misiewicz: 15-Day IL (shoulder), David Festa: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.