Cleveland Guardians (75-73, second in the AL Central) vs. Minnesota Twins (69-78, third in the AL Central)
Minneapolis; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Daniel Espino (0-0, 2.70 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 18 strikeouts); Twins: Connor Prielipp (4-7, 5.25 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 116 strikeouts)
LINE: Guardians -119, Twins -103; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians face the Minnesota Twins with a 1-0 series lead.
Minnesota has a 38-35 record in home games and a 69-78 record overall. The Twins are 48-17 in games when they scored five or more runs.
Cleveland is 75-73 overall and 39-34 on the road. The Guardians have the fifth-ranked team ERA in the AL at 3.80.
The teams meet Saturday for the 12th time this season. The Twins are up 6-5 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kody Clemens has 21 doubles, six triples and 26 home runs for the Twins. Ryan Jeffers is 10 for 37 with three doubles, a triple and four home runs over the last 10 games.
Jo Adell leads the Guardians with 45 extra base hits (24 doubles, a triple and 20 home runs). Angel Martinez is 10 for 33 with a double, a triple, three home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 4-6, .224 batting average, 4.85 ERA, even run differential
Guardians: 5-5, .234 batting average, 5.00 ERA, outscored by 16 runs
INJURIES: Twins: Byron Buxton: 10-Day IL (hip), Mick Abel: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Paredes: 60-Day IL (oblique), Cole Sands: 60-Day IL (elbow), David Festa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony Banda: 60-Day IL (lat), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Guardians: Rhys Hoskins: 10-Day IL (back), Colin Holderman: 15-Day IL (wrist), Chase DeLauter: day-to-day (hamstring), Shawn Armstrong: 60-Day IL (leg)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
