Culpepper leads Twins against the Athletics after 4-hit outing

Minnesota Twins (64-68, third in the AL Central) vs. Athletics (51-81, fifth in the AL West)

West Sacramento, California; Tuesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Taj Bradley (9-5, 3.90 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 158 strikeouts); Athletics: Gage Jump (5-8, 4.83 ERA, 1.51 WHIP, 88 strikeouts)

LINE: Twins -152, Athletics +127; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins play the Athletics after Kaelen Culpepper had four hits on Monday in a 9-6 win over the Athletics.

The Athletics are 51-81 overall and 23-41 at home. The Athletics have the 10th-best team on-base percentage in the majors at .319.

Minnesota has a 64-68 record overall and a 29-37 record on the road. The Twins have a 29-55 record in games when they have given up a home run.

The teams meet Tuesday for the fifth time this season. The Twins are up 3-1 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jeff McNeil has six home runs, 25 walks and 45 RBIs while hitting .267 for the Athletics. Henry Bolte is 17 for 41 with two doubles, a home run and four RBIs over the past 10 games.

Byron Buxton leads the Twins with 25 home runs while slugging .515. Brooks Lee is 9 for 37 with three home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Athletics: 3-7, .263 batting average, 5.70 ERA, outscored by 15 runs

Twins: 4-6, .260 batting average, 5.59 ERA, outscored by 19 runs

INJURIES: Athletics: Denzel Clarke: 60-Day IL (foot), Jacob Wilson: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Nick Kurtz: 60-Day IL (thumb), Tyler Soderstrom: 60-Day IL (hip), Josh Kuroda-Grauer: 10-Day IL (testicle), Brooks Kriske: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Sterner: 60-Day IL (knee), Jose Suarez: 15-Day IL (hip), Mark Leiter Jr.: 60-Day IL (hip), Shea Langeliers: 10-Day IL (knee), Luis Severino: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brent Rooker: 60-Day IL (knee), Gunnar Hoglund: 60-Day IL (knee)

Twins: Joe Ryan: 15-Day IL (glute), Austin Martin: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Mike Paredes: 60-Day IL (oblique), Cole Sands: 60-Day IL (elbow), David Festa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Mick Abel: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Banda: 60-Day IL (lat), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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