Padres try to keep home win streak alive, host the Twins

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Minnesota Twins (63-66, second in the AL Central) vs. San Diego Padres (69-60, second in the NL West)

San Diego; Saturday, 8:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Dean Kremer (2-4, 5.40 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 53 strikeouts); Padres: Casey Mize (5-7, 3.18 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 95 strikeouts)

LINE: Padres -166, Twins +137; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres, on a six-game home winning streak, host the Minnesota Twins.

San Diego is 69-60 overall and 38-26 at home. The Padres have gone 44-17 in games when they record eight or more hits.

Minnesota has a 63-66 record overall and a 28-35 record on the road. The Twins have the 10th-best team on-base percentage in MLB play at .319.

The teams square off Saturday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Manny Machado leads the Padres with 24 home runs while slugging .414. Luis Rengifo is 12 for 37 with two home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.

Josh Bell has 26 doubles, a triple and 17 home runs for the Twins. Luke Keaschall is 13 for 35 with three doubles and a home run over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Padres: 7-3, .255 batting average, 2.53 ERA, outscored opponents by 17 runs

Twins: 5-5, .272 batting average, 5.16 ERA, outscored by 10 runs

INJURIES: Padres: Jason Adam: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Joe Musgrove: 60-Day IL (elbow), Miguel Andujar: 10-Day IL (wrist), Samad Taylor: 10-Day IL (oblique), Nick Pivetta: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lucas Giolito: 15-Day IL (elbow), Ramon Laureano: 60-Day IL (hip), Bryan Hoeing: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Twins: Joe Ryan: 15-Day IL (glute), Austin Martin: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Mike Paredes: 60-Day IL (oblique), Cole Sands: 60-Day IL (elbow), David Festa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Mick Abel: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Banda: 60-Day IL (lat), 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.