Twins play the Astros with series tied 1-1

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Houston Astros (20-30, fourth in the AL West) vs. Minnesota Twins (22-27, third in the AL Central)

Minneapolis; Wednesday, 1:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Mike Burrows (2-5, 5.72 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 46 strikeouts); Twins: Joe Ryan (2-3, 3.20 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 52 strikeouts)

LINE: Twins -154, Astros +127; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Both the Minnesota Twins and the Houston Astros are looking for a series win with a victory on Wednesday.

Minnesota has a 22-27 record overall and a 14-14 record in home games. The Twins have a 7-20 record in games when they have given up at least one home run.

Houston has a 20-30 record overall and an 8-16 record in road games. Astros hitters have a collective .409 slugging percentage to rank fifth in the majors.

The matchup Wednesday is the third time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Byron Buxton leads the Twins with 15 home runs while slugging .586. Ryan Jeffers is 10 for 31 with three home runs and five RBIs over the past 10 games.

Yordan Alvarez has 11 doubles and 15 home runs while hitting .309 for the Astros. Isaac Paredes is 8 for 39 with two home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 6-4, .228 batting average, 2.45 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs

Astros: 4-6, .193 batting average, 4.55 ERA, outscored by 24 runs

INJURIES: Twins: Garrett Acton: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Jeffers: 10-Day IL (hand), Cole Sands: 15-Day IL (forearm), Cody Laweryson: 15-Day IL (forearm), Mick Abel: 15-Day IL (elbow), Taj Bradley: 15-Day IL (pectoral), David Festa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Astros: Joey Loperfido: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Lance McCullers: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Altuve: 10-Day IL (side), Hunter Brown: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Correa: 10-Day IL (ankle), Yainer Diaz: 10-Day IL (abdominal), Taylor Trammell: 10-Day IL (groin), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josh Hader: 60-Day IL (biceps), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.