Twins host the Red Sox on home winning streak

Boston Red Sox (6-10, fifth in the AL East) vs. Minnesota Twins (10-7, second in the AL Central)

Minneapolis; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Sonny Gray (2-0, 2.76 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 10 strikeouts); Twins: Mick Abel (0-2, 6.08 ERA, 2.10 WHIP, 13 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins will try to keep their five-game home win streak alive when they face the Boston Red Sox.

Minnesota is 10-7 overall and 6-2 in home games. The Twins have the third-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .333.

Boston has a 6-10 record overall and a 3-7 record on the road. The Red Sox have gone 1-4 in games decided by one run.

Tuesday's game is the second time these teams meet this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Matt Wallner leads the Twins with three home runs while slugging .387. Ryan Jeffers is 12 for 34 with two home runs and 10 RBIs over the last 10 games.

Wilyer Abreu has a .355 batting average to lead the Red Sox, and has four doubles, a triple and three home runs. Willson Contreras is 14 for 36 with three home runs and 10 RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 7-3, .239 batting average, 4.30 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs

Red Sox: 5-5, .254 batting average, 4.09 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs

INJURIES: Twins: Cody Laweryson: 15-Day IL (forearm), Royce Lewis: 10-Day IL (knee), David Festa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Travis Adams: 15-Day IL (tricep), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Red Sox: Justin Slaten: 15-Day IL (oblique), Johan Oviedo: 15-Day IL (elbow), Patrick Sandoval: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kutter Crawford: 15-Day IL (wrist), Triston Casas: 10-Day IL (knee), Romy Gonzalez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.