Twins aim to sweep 3-game series against the Rays

Updated Jun. 12, 2022 3:01 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Tampa Bay Rays (34-25, third in the AL East) vs. Minnesota Twins (35-26, first in the AL Central)

Minneapolis; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Jeffrey Springs (2-2, 1.62 ERA, .93 WHIP, 45 strikeouts); Twins: Cole Sands (0-2, 8.49 ERA, 1.97 WHIP, 13 strikeouts)

LINE: Rays -125, Twins +106; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins and the Tampa Bay Rays play the final game of a three-game series. The Twins can sweep the series with a victory.

Minnesota has gone 20-13 at home and 35-26 overall. The Twins have a 25-2 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

Tampa Bay is 13-12 on the road and 34-25 overall. The Rays have a 20-10 record in games when they record eight or more hits.

The teams meet Sunday for the sixth time this season. The Twins are up 4-1 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Luis Arraez has five doubles and three home runs for the Twins. Jorge Polanco is 13-for-38 with two doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.

Manuel Margot has seven doubles, a triple, three home runs and 23 RBI for the Rays. Randy Arozarena is 12-for-40 with a double, a triple and three home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 5-5, .281 batting average, 5.90 ERA, outscored by three runs

Rays: 6-4, .237 batting average, 3.07 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs

INJURIES: Twins: Nick Gordon: day-to-day (right hamstring), Royce Lewis: 60-Day IL (knee), Kyle Garlick: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Bailey Ober: 15-Day IL (groin), Sonny Gray: 15-Day IL (pectoral), Danny Coulombe: 15-Day IL (hip), Joe Ryan: 10-Day IL (covid-19), Cody Stashak: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Winder: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Miguel Sano: 60-Day IL (knee), Chris Paddack: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jhon Romero: 60-Day IL (biceps), Jorge Alcala: 60-Day IL (elbow), Randy Dobnak: 60-Day IL (finger), Kenta Maeda: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rays: Andrew Kittredge: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Zunino: 10-Day IL (shoulder), J.P. Feyereisen: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Wander Franco: 10-Day IL (quadricep), JT Chargois: 60-Day IL (oblique), Chris Mazza: 60-Day IL (back), Brandon Lowe: 10-Day IL (back), Luis Patino: 60-Day IL (oblique), Brendan McKay: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Pete Fairbanks: 60-Day IL (lat), Tyler Glasnow: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Anderson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yonny Chirinos: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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