Twins host the Reds in first of 3-game series

Cincinnati Reds (11-8, first in the NL Central) vs. Minnesota Twins (11-8, first in the AL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Brandon Williamson (1-1, 5.28 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 10 strikeouts); Twins: Joe Ryan (2-1, 3.80 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 22 strikeouts)

LINE: Twins -181, Reds +150; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

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

Minnesota has an 11-8 record overall and a 7-3 record in home games. The Twins have the ninth-best team on-base percentage in MLB play at .333.

Cincinnati has an 11-8 record overall and a 5-2 record on the road. The Reds have the seventh-best team ERA in the majors at 3.61.

The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Josh Bell has five doubles and three home runs for the Twins. Byron Buxton is 12 for 42 with two doubles, three home runs and three RBIs over the last 10 games.

Sal Stewart leads the Reds with a .303 batting average, and has four doubles, seven home runs, 13 walks and 17 RBIs. Elly De La Cruz is 11 for 38 with three home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 8-2, .267 batting average, 4.15 ERA, outscored opponents by 22 runs

Reds: 5-5, .191 batting average, 3.94 ERA, outscored by nine runs

INJURIES: Twins: Cody Laweryson: 15-Day IL (forearm), Royce Lewis: 10-Day IL (knee), David Festa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Travis Adams: 15-Day IL (tricep), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Reds: Jose Trevino: 10-Day IL (back), Caleb Ferguson: 15-Day IL (oblique), Hunter Greene: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Lodolo: 15-Day IL (finger)

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