Guardians and Twins meet, winner takes 3-game series

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Minnesota Twins (17-23, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Cleveland Guardians (21-20, first in the AL Central)

Cleveland; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Andrew Morris (1-1, 4.96 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 15 strikeouts); Guardians: Gavin Williams (5-2, 3.28 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 60 strikeouts)

LINE: Guardians -148, Twins +124; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians and Minnesota Twins play on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

Cleveland has a 10-8 record in home games and a 21-20 record overall. The Guardians have a 17-7 record in games when they record at least eight hits.

Minnesota has a 17-23 record overall and a 7-13 record on the road. The Twins are 7-4 in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Sunday's game is the third time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Chase DeLauter has a .295 batting average to lead the Guardians, and has 10 doubles, a triple and six home runs. Jose Ramirez is 8 for 36 with three RBIs over the past 10 games.

Byron Buxton leads the Twins with 13 home runs while slugging .563. Brooks Lee is 13 for 40 with three doubles and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 6-4, .228 batting average, 3.94 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs

Twins: 4-6, .246 batting average, 5.36 ERA, outscored by 14 runs

INJURIES: Guardians: Shawn Armstrong: 15-Day IL (groin), Gabriel Arias: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Andrew Walters: 15-Day IL (lat)

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

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