Phillies bring 1-0 series lead over Twins into game 2

Philadelphia Phillies (65-58, second in the NL East) vs. Minnesota Twins (60-63, third in the AL Central)

Minneapolis; Saturday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Jesus Luzardo (10-5, 3.32 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 176 strikeouts); Twins: Connor Prielipp (3-5, 4.79 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 88 strikeouts)

LINE: Phillies -153, Twins +123; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies play the Minnesota Twins leading the series 1-0.

Minnesota has a 60-63 record overall and a 32-29 record in home games. The Twins have gone 42-14 in games when they scored five or more runs.

Philadelphia is 65-58 overall and 33-28 on the road. The Phillies have a 50-13 record in games when they record at least eight hits.

The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Luke Keaschall leads the Twins with a .266 batting average, and has 17 doubles, a triple, seven home runs, 47 walks and 36 RBIs. Royce Lewis is 16 for 42 with a home run and six RBIs over the past 10 games.

Bryce Harper has 25 home runs, 85 walks and 72 RBIs while hitting .253 for the Phillies. Bryson Stott is 14 for 35 with four doubles and four RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 4-6, .249 batting average, 4.55 ERA, outscored by nine runs

Phillies: 5-5, .253 batting average, 3.79 ERA, even run differential

INJURIES: Twins: Joe Ryan: 15-Day IL (glute), 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)

Phillies: Tanner Banks: 60-Day IL (forearm), Rafael Marchan: 10-Day IL (knee), Caleb Kilian: 15-Day IL (oblique), Brad Keller: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Rojas: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adolis Garcia: 60-Day IL (lat)

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