Toronto Blue Jays (14-17, fourth in the AL East) vs. Minnesota Twins (14-18, fourth in the AL Central)
Minneapolis; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Patrick Corbin (0-0, 3.72 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 16 strikeouts); Twins: Simeon Woods Richardson (0-4, 6.30 ERA, 1.70 WHIP, 15 strikeouts)
LINE: Twins -112, Blue Jays -107; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins face the Toronto Blue Jays with a 1-0 series lead.
Minnesota has a 9-8 record at home and a 14-18 record overall. The Twins have a 9-5 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
Toronto is 14-17 overall and 4-9 in road games. The Blue Jays are 11-4 in games when they out-hit their opponents.
The teams meet Friday for the fifth time this season. The Twins are ahead 3-1 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ryan Jeffers has four home runs, 15 walks and 20 RBIs while hitting .291 for the Twins. Byron Buxton is 13 for 46 with two doubles, five home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.
Kazuma Okamoto ranks sixth on the Blue Jays with seven extra base hits (two doubles and five home runs). Jesus Sanchez is 6 for 26 with a double, two home runs and four RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 3-7, .235 batting average, 4.87 ERA, outscored by seven runs
Blue Jays: 6-4, .239 batting average, 3.58 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs
INJURIES: Twins: Garrett Acton: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Laweryson: 15-Day IL (forearm), Travis Adams: 15-Day IL (tricep), David Festa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Mick Abel: 15-Day IL (elbow), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Blue Jays: Jose Berrios: 15-Day IL (elbow), Addison Barger: 10-Day IL (ankle), Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (forearm), Nathan Lukes: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cody Ponce: 60-Day IL (knee), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alejandro Kirk: 10-Day IL (hand), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lazaro Estrada: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
