Astros try to end road losing streak, take on the Twins

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Houston Astros (19-30, fourth in the AL West) vs. Minnesota Twins (22-26, third in the AL Central)

Minneapolis; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Lance McCullers (2-3, 6.86 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 43 strikeouts); Twins: Zebby Matthews (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.71 WHIP, five strikeouts)

LINE: Twins -141, Astros +119; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros will attempt to break their three-game road skid in a matchup with the Minnesota Twins.

Minnesota has a 14-13 record at home and a 22-26 record overall. Twins hitters have a collective .324 on-base percentage, the sixth-ranked percentage in the AL.

Houston is 19-30 overall and 7-16 on the road. The Astros have a 12-7 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

Tuesday's game is the second time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Byron Buxton has 15 home runs, 13 walks and 23 RBIs while hitting .260 for the Twins. Kody Clemens is 11 for 33 with six doubles, a home run and three RBIs over the past 10 games.

Yordan Alvarez leads the Astros with 15 home runs while slugging .633. Zach Cole Jr. is 6 for 29 with two home runs and five RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 6-4, .241 batting average, 2.57 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs

Astros: 3-7, .192 batting average, 4.60 ERA, outscored by 27 runs

INJURIES: Twins: Ryan Jeffers: day-to-day (undisclosed), Byron Buxton: day-to-day (hip), Cole Sands: 15-Day IL (forearm), Cody Laweryson: 15-Day IL (forearm), Garrett Acton: 15-Day IL (shoulder), 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: Jose Altuve: 10-Day IL (side), Joey Loperfido: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Hunter Brown: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Correa: 10-Day IL (ankle), Yainer Diaz: 10-Day IL (abdominal), Jake Meyers: 10-Day IL (oblique), Nate Pearson: 15-Day IL (elbow), 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.