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Los Angeles Angels (12-13, fifth in the AL West) vs. Minnesota Twins (10-16, fourth in the AL Central)
Minneapolis; Saturday, 2:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Yusei Kikuchi (0-3, 3.38 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 28 strikeouts); Twins: Simeon Woods Richardson (1-2, 4.74 ERA, 1.63 WHIP, 19 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Twins -120, Angels +100; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Angels will try to break a five-game road skid when they face the Minnesota Twins.
Minnesota has a 7-6 record at home and a 10-16 record overall. Twins pitchers have a collective 3.90 ERA, which ranks ninth in the AL.
Los Angeles has a 12-13 record overall and a 7-9 record on the road. Angels hitters have a collective .399 slugging percentage to rank seventh in the majors.
Saturday's game is the second time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Byron Keiron Buxton leads the Twins with six home runs while slugging .522. Trevor Larnach is 9-for-32 with a double, four home runs and nine RBI over the last 10 games.
Mike Trout leads the Angels with nine home runs while slugging .511. Logan O'Hoppe is 7-for-32 with two home runs and three RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 5-5, .236 batting average, 3.98 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs
Angels: 3-7, .178 batting average, 4.50 ERA, outscored by 21 runs
INJURIES: Twins: Luke Keaschall: day-to-day (forearm), Willi Rafael Castro: 10-Day IL (oblique), Matt Wallner: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Royce Lewis: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Michael Tonkin: 15-Day IL (shoulder)
Angels: Ben Joyce: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Yoan Moncada: 10-Day IL (thumb), Sam Bachman: 15-Day IL (upper body), Robert William Stephenson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Rendon: 60-Day IL (hip)
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Minneapolis; Saturday, 2:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Yusei Kikuchi (0-3, 3.38 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 28 strikeouts); Twins: Simeon Woods Richardson (1-2, 4.74 ERA, 1.63 WHIP, 19 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Twins -120, Angels +100; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Angels will try to break a five-game road skid when they face the Minnesota Twins.
Minnesota has a 7-6 record at home and a 10-16 record overall. Twins pitchers have a collective 3.90 ERA, which ranks ninth in the AL.
Los Angeles has a 12-13 record overall and a 7-9 record on the road. Angels hitters have a collective .399 slugging percentage to rank seventh in the majors.
Saturday's game is the second time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Byron Keiron Buxton leads the Twins with six home runs while slugging .522. Trevor Larnach is 9-for-32 with a double, four home runs and nine RBI over the last 10 games.
Mike Trout leads the Angels with nine home runs while slugging .511. Logan O'Hoppe is 7-for-32 with two home runs and three RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 5-5, .236 batting average, 3.98 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs
Angels: 3-7, .178 batting average, 4.50 ERA, outscored by 21 runs
INJURIES: Twins: Luke Keaschall: day-to-day (forearm), Willi Rafael Castro: 10-Day IL (oblique), Matt Wallner: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Royce Lewis: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Michael Tonkin: 15-Day IL (shoulder)
Angels: Ben Joyce: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Yoan Moncada: 10-Day IL (thumb), Sam Bachman: 15-Day IL (upper body), Robert William Stephenson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Rendon: 60-Day IL (hip)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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