Twins begin 3-game series at home against the Guardians

Cleveland Guardians (74-73, second in the AL Central) vs. Minnesota Twins (69-77, third in the AL Central)

Minneapolis; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Parker Messick (11-9, 2.53 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 173 strikeouts); Twins: Taj Bradley (11-6, 3.95 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 184 strikeouts)

LINE: Guardians -122, Twins -100; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins host the Cleveland Guardians on Friday to start a three-game series.

Minnesota has a 38-34 record in home games and a 69-77 record overall. The Twins are 37-12 in games when they did not give up a home run.

Cleveland is 74-73 overall and 38-34 on the road. The Guardians have a 23-9 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Friday's game is the 11th meeting between these teams this season. The Twins are ahead 6-4 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kody Clemens leads the Twins with 26 home runs while slugging .473. Ryan Jeffers is 9 for 34 with four home runs and 12 RBIs over the last 10 games.

Jo Adell leads the Guardians with 20 home runs while slugging .397. Brayan Rocchio is 8 for 34 with three home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 5-5, .233 batting average, 4.45 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs

Guardians: 5-5, .239 batting average, 4.80 ERA, outscored by 14 runs

INJURIES: Twins: Mick Abel: 60-Day IL (elbow), Byron Buxton: 10-Day IL (hip), Mike Paredes: 60-Day IL (oblique), Cole Sands: 60-Day IL (elbow), David Festa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony Banda: 60-Day IL (lat), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Guardians: Rhys Hoskins: 10-Day IL (back), Colin Holderman: 15-Day IL (wrist), Chase DeLauter: day-to-day (hamstring), Shawn Armstrong: 60-Day IL (leg)

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