Twins host the Rays to begin 3-game series
Minneapolis; Friday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Zack Littell (7-7, 3.61 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 71 strikeouts); Twins: Chris Paddack (3-7, 4.70 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 63 strikeouts)
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BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Twins -116, Rays -103; over/under is 9 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins host the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday to open a three-game series.
Minnesota has a 22-17 record at home and a 41-46 record overall. The Twins are 8-15 in games decided by one run.
Tampa Bay has gone 20-14 on the road and 48-39 overall. Rays hitters have a collective .323 on-base percentage, the fifth-ranked percentage in the AL.
The teams meet Friday for the fourth time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Byron Buxton leads the Twins with 32 extra base hits (10 doubles, three triples and 19 home runs). Carlos Correa is 13 for 38 with two home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.
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Brandon Lowe has 11 doubles, 19 home runs and 50 RBIs for the Rays. Junior Caminero is 10 for 42 with three doubles and four home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 4-6, .192 batting average, 3.98 ERA, outscored by eight runs
Rays: 5-5, .282 batting average, 5.26 ERA, outscored by seven runs
INJURIES: Twins: Bailey Ober: 15-Day IL (hip), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Zebby Matthews: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Luke Keaschall: 60-Day IL (forearm)
Rays: Manuel Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jonny Deluca: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Hunter Bigge: 15-Day IL (lat), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (tricep), Richie Palacios: 10-Day IL (knee), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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