Twins and Mariners meet in series rubber match

Seattle Mariners (15-16, second in the AL West) vs. Minnesota Twins (13-17, fourth in the AL Central)

Minneapolis; Wednesday, 1:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: George Kirby (4-2, 2.97 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 29 strikeouts); Twins: Taj Bradley (3-1, 2.91 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 37 strikeouts)

LINE: Mariners -131, Twins +110; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins and Seattle Mariners meet on Wednesday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

Minnesota is 8-7 at home and 13-17 overall. The Twins have the sixth-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .326.

Seattle has gone 5-9 on the road and 15-16 overall. Mariners pitchers have a collective 3.71 ERA, which ranks third in the AL.

The teams meet Wednesday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Byron Buxton leads the Twins with 12 extra base hits (four doubles, a triple and seven home runs). Tristan Gray is 9 for 33 with two home runs and five RBIs over the past 10 games.

Cal Raleigh ranks second on the Mariners with 11 extra base hits (four doubles and seven home runs). Josh Naylor is 15 for 37 with two doubles, two home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 2-8, .231 batting average, 5.02 ERA, outscored by 15 runs

Mariners: 7-3, .287 batting average, 4.55 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs

INJURIES: Twins: Garrett Acton: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Laweryson: 15-Day IL (forearm), Travis Adams: 15-Day IL (tricep), David Festa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Mick Abel: 15-Day IL (elbow), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Mariners: Victor Robles: 10-Day IL (pectoral), Bryce Miller: 15-Day IL (oblique), Patrick Wisdom: 10-Day IL (oblique), Brendan Donovan: 10-Day IL (groin), Logan Evans: 60-Day IL (arm), Carlos Vargas: 60-Day IL (lat), Miles Mastrobuoni: 60-Day IL (calf)

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