Miranda leads Twins over Astros after 4-hit performance

Houston Astros (46-42, second in the AL West) at Minnesota Twins (49-39, second in the AL Central)

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

Pitching Probables: Astros: Hunter Brown (6-5, 4.07 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 94 strikeouts); Twins: Joe Ryan (5-5, 3.21 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 110 strikeouts)

:LINE Twins -155, Astros +129; over/under is 8 points

IN BRIEF: The Minnesota Twins face the Houston Astros after Jose Miranda had four hits against the Astros on Friday.

Minnesota is 25-18 at home and 49-39 overall. The Twins have the third-best batting average in the American League at .253.

Houston is 22-23 away from home and 46-42 overall. The Astros are fifth in the American League with 103 home runs, an average of 1.2 per game.

Saturday’s game is the fifth meeting between the two teams this season. The season series is tied 2-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ryan Jeffers leads the Twins with 14 home runs and a .483 batting average. Miranda has 19 hits in 37 at-bats, six doubles, a home run and 12 RBIs over the last 10 games.

Yordan Alvarez had 21 doubles, a triple and 19 home runs for the Astros. Jose Altuve had 18 hits in 45 at-bats, a double, two home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 6-4, .295 batting average, 4.44 ERA, have outscored opponents by 19 runs

Astros: 8-2, .286 batting average, 3.80 ERA, have outscored opponents by 23 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: Jake Bloss: 15 days on injured list (shoulder), Victor Caratini: 10 days on injured list (hip), Justin Verlander: 15 days on injured list (neck), Cristian Javier: 60 days on injured list (forearm), Kyle Tucker: 10 days on injured list (shin), Jose Urquidy: 60 days on injured list (forearm), Oliver Ortega: 60 days on injured list (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 60 days on injured list (shoulder), Penn Murfee: 60 days on injured list (elbow), Luis Garcia: 60 days on injured list (elbow), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60 days on injured list (elbow), Kendall Graveman: 60 days on injured list (elbow)

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