Twins and Nationals meet to decide series winner
Minneapolis; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Jake Irvin (0-0); Twins: TBD
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Twins -172, Nationals +146; over/under is 9 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins and Washington Nationals play on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1.
Minnesota is 50-54 overall and 29-21 in home games. The Twins have gone 33-9 in games when they scored five or more runs.
Washington has a 42-62 record overall and a 21-31 record on the road. Nationals hitters are batting a collective .244, which ranks 10th in the NL.
Sunday's game is the third time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ty France has 19 doubles and six home runs for the Twins. Byron Buxton is 15 for 41 with two doubles, a triple and three home runs over the past 10 games.
James Wood leads the Nationals with 24 home runs while slugging .506. Brady House is 11 for 37 with two doubles, two home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 4-6, .265 batting average, 4.80 ERA, outscored opponents by one run
Nationals: 4-6, .234 batting average, 4.65 ERA, outscored by 11 runs
INJURIES: Twins: Byron Buxton: day-to-day (side soreness), Anthony Misiewicz: 15-Day IL (shoulder), David Festa: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Bailey Ober: 15-Day IL (hip), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Luke Keaschall: 60-Day IL (forearm)
Nationals: Dylan Crews: 60-Day IL (back), Trevor Williams: 60-Day IL (elbow), Keibert Ruiz: 7-Day IL (concussion), Derek Law: 60-Day IL (forearm), DJ Herz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josiah Gray: 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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