Minnesota Twins (15-20, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Washington Nationals (16-19, third in the NL East)
Washington; Tuesday, 6:45 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Taj Bradley (3-1, 2.85 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 44 strikeouts); Nationals: Cade Cavalli (1-1, 3.82 ERA, 1.66 WHIP, 38 strikeouts)
LINE: Nationals -113, Twins -106; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins will look to end a five-game road slide when they face the Washington Nationals.
Washington has a 16-19 record overall and a 4-12 record at home. The Nationals are seventh in the NL with 37 total home runs, averaging 1.1 per game.
Minnesota has gone 5-10 on the road and 15-20 overall. The Twins have an 11-4 record in games when they scored at least five runs.
The teams meet Tuesday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: C.J. Abrams has eight home runs, 17 walks and 27 RBIs while hitting .297 for the Nationals. Nasim Nunez is 10 for 31 with seven RBIs over the last 10 games.
Brooks Lee has a .255 batting average to lead the Twins, and has two doubles and five home runs. Byron Buxton is 13 for 43 with five home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nationals: 5-5, .197 batting average, 2.90 ERA, outscored by four runs
Twins: 3-7, .245 batting average, 5.28 ERA, outscored by 16 runs
INJURIES: Nationals: Luis Garcia: day-to-day (wrist), Cole Henry: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Clayton Beeter: 15-Day IL (forearm), Trevor Williams: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ken Waldichuk: 60-Day IL (forearm), Josiah Gray: 60-Day IL (elbow), DJ Herz: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Twins: Cody Laweryson: 15-Day IL (forearm), Joe Ryan: day-to-day (elbow), Cole Sands: 15-Day IL (forearm), Garrett Acton: 15-Day IL (shoulder), David Festa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Mick Abel: 15-Day IL (elbow), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
