Twins and Cardinals meet with series tied 1-1

St. Louis Cardinals (38-30, second in the NL Central) vs. Minnesota Twins (32-40, third in the AL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Michael McGreevy (3-5, 2.99 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 49 strikeouts); Twins: Taj Bradley (5-3, 4.02 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 73 strikeouts)

LINE: Twins -116, Cardinals -104; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Both the Minnesota Twins and the St. Louis Cardinals are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday.

Minnesota is 32-40 overall and 19-19 at home. The Twins are 21-8 in games when they did not allow a home run.

St. Louis has a 38-30 record overall and a 19-14 record on the road. The Cardinals are eighth in the NL with 81 total home runs, averaging 1.2 per game.

The teams meet Sunday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Byron Buxton has 12 doubles, a triple and 22 home runs while hitting .269 for the Twins. Kody Clemens is 11 for 37 with three doubles and four home runs over the last 10 games.

Jordan Walker leads the Cardinals with 18 home runs while slugging .562. JJ Wetherholt is 14 for 41 with a double and three RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 3-7, .243 batting average, 6.85 ERA, outscored by 27 runs

Cardinals: 7-3, .296 batting average, 4.19 ERA, outscored opponents by 24 runs

INJURIES: Twins: Cole Sands: 15-Day IL (forearm), Mick Abel: 15-Day IL (elbow), Bailey Ober: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kendry Rojas: 15-Day IL (elbow), David Festa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Garrett Acton: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Jeffers: 10-Day IL (hand), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Cardinals: Ramon Urias: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Fernandez: 15-Day IL (back)

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