Minnesota Twins (56-62, fourth in the AL Central) vs. New York Yankees (63-56, third in the AL East)
New York; Tuesday, 7:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: TBD; Yankees: Carlos Rodon (11-7, 3.35 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 159 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -220, Twins +182; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees play the Minnesota Twins with a 1-0 series lead.
New York has a 36-24 record in home games and a 63-56 record overall. Yankees hitters have a collective .328 on-base percentage, the fourth-best percentage in MLB play.
Minnesota is 56-62 overall and 24-37 in road games. Twins hitters are batting a collective .241, which ranks 10th in the AL.
The matchup Tuesday is the second time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with 63 extra base hits (24 doubles, two triples and 37 home runs). Giancarlo Stanton is 9 for 28 with four home runs and 10 RBIs over the last 10 games.
Byron Buxton has a .282 batting average to lead the Twins, and has 14 doubles, four triples and 24 home runs. Ryan Jeffers is 15 for 43 with a home run and six RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 3-7, .209 batting average, 4.85 ERA, outscored by 14 runs
Twins: 5-5, .234 batting average, 3.94 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs
INJURIES: Yankees: Amed Rosario: 10-Day IL (joint), Austin Slater: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jonathan Loaisiga: 15-Day IL (back), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (forearm), Fernando Cruz: 15-Day IL (oblique), Ryan Yarbrough: 15-Day IL (oblique), Oswaldo Cabrera: 60-Day IL (ankle), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Twins: Christian Vazquez: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Simeon Woods Richardson: 15-Day IL (illness), Anthony Misiewicz: 15-Day IL (shoulder), David Festa: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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