Twins, Astros meet in decisive game

Associated Press

Houston Astros (46-43, second in the AL West) at Minnesota Twins (50-39, second in the AL Central)

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

Pitching Probables: Astros: Spencer Arrighetti (4-7, 6.13 ERA, 1.65 WHIP, 80 strikeouts); Twins: Simeon Woods Richardson (3-1, 3.52 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 60 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTS BOOKING: LINE Twins -130, Astros +110; the over/under is 9 runs

IN BRIEF: The Minnesota Twins and Houston Astros will face off on Sunday, with the winner taking the three-game series.

Minnesota is 26-18 at home and 50-39 overall. The Twins have the third-best batting average in the American League at .254.

Houston is 22-24 away from home and 46-43 overall. The Astros are 6-15 in games decided by one run.

Sunday’s game is the sixth meeting between the two teams this season. The Twins have a 3-2 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jose Miranda had 20 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 43 RBIs while hitting .328 for the Twins. Byron Buxton had 16 hits in 36 at-bats, six doubles and five home runs over the last 10 games.

Jose Altuve is batting .310, which leads the Astros, and has 17 doubles and 13 home runs. Yainer Diaz has 18 hits in 45 at-bats and has driven in seven runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 7-3, .316 batting average, 4.19 ERA, have outscored opponents by 26 runs

Astros: 7-3, .279 batting average, 4.55 ERA, have outscored opponents by 14 runs

INJURIES: Twins: Royce Lewis: 10 days IL (adductor), Brock Stewart: 60 days IL (shoulder), Chris Paddack: 15 days IL (arm), Alex Kirilloff: 10 days IL (back), Justin Topa: 60 days IL (knee), Daniel Duarte: 60 days IL (triceps), Zack Weiss: 60 days IL (shoulder), Anthony DeSclafani: 60 days IL (elbow)

Astros: Yordan Alvarez: day to day (knee), Jose Altuve: day to day (hand), Jake Bloss: 15 days on the injured list (shoulder), Victor Caratini: 10 days on the injured list (hip), Justin Verlander: 15 days on the injured list (neck), Cristian Javier: 60 days on the injured list (forearm), Kyle Tucker: 10 days on the injured list (shin), Jose Urquidy: 60 days on the injured list (forearm), Oliver Ortega: 60 days on the injured list (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 60 days on the injured list (shoulder), Penn Murfee: 60 days on the injured list (elbow), Luis Garcia: 60 days on the injured list (elbow), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60 days on the injured list (elbow), Kendall Graveman : 60 days on injured reserve (elbow)

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