Twins face the Mariners leading series 1-0
Seattle Mariners (14-16, third in the AL West) vs. Minnesota Twins (13-16, third in the AL Central)
Minneapolis; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Logan Gilbert (1-3, 4.36 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 35 strikeouts); Twins: Joe Ryan (2-2, 3.90 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 33 strikeouts)
LINE: Mariners -129, Twins +108; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins play the Seattle Mariners with a 1-0 series lead.
Minnesota is 13-16 overall and 8-6 in home games. Twins hitters have a collective .382 slugging percentage to rank ninth in the AL.
Seattle has a 14-16 record overall and a 4-9 record in road games. The Mariners have gone 10-5 in games when they record at least eight hits.
Tuesday's game is the second time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Bell has five doubles and three home runs for the Twins. Austin Martin is 10 for 27 with three doubles, a home run and four RBIs over the last 10 games.
Cal Raleigh leads the Mariners with 11 extra base hits (four doubles and seven home runs). Rob Refsnyder is 5 for 21 with two home runs and three RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 2-8, .228 batting average, 4.40 ERA, outscored by 10 runs
Mariners: 6-4, .274 batting average, 4.96 ERA, outscored by five runs
INJURIES: Twins: David Festa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Laweryson: 15-Day IL (forearm), Travis Adams: 15-Day IL (tricep), Mick Abel: 15-Day IL (elbow), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Mariners: Brendan Donovan: 10-Day IL (groin), Victor Robles: 10-Day IL (pectoral), Logan Evans: 60-Day IL (arm), Carlos Vargas: 60-Day IL (lat), Miles Mastrobuoni: 60-Day IL (calf), Bryce Miller: 15-Day IL (oblique), Patrick Wisdom: 10-Day IL (oblique)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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