Twins and Marlins square off in series rubber match

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Miami Marlins (20-23, fourth in the NL East) vs. Minnesota Twins (19-24, third in the AL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Braxton Garrett (0-0); Twins: Zebby Matthews (0-0)

LINE: Twins -124, Marlins +104; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins and Miami Marlins play on Thursday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

Minnesota is 11-11 at home and 19-24 overall. The Twins are 13-6 in games when they did not allow a home run.

Miami is 20-23 overall and 6-11 in road games. Marlins hitters have a collective .324 on-base percentage, the seventh-ranked percentage in the NL.

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

TOP PERFORMERS: Byron Buxton has seven doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 23 RBIs for the Twins. Ryan Jeffers is 12 for 36 with four doubles, three home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

Otto Lopez has 11 doubles, two triples and four home runs for the Marlins. Xavier Edwards is 9 for 35 with a double, a triple and two home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 5-5, .236 batting average, 5.36 ERA, outscored by 14 runs

Marlins: 4-6, .223 batting average, 4.75 ERA, outscored by six runs

INJURIES: Twins: Cody Laweryson: 15-Day IL (forearm), Taj Bradley: 15-Day IL (pectoral), 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)

Marlins: Robby Snelling: 15-Day IL (elbow), Griffin Conine: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Ronny Henriquez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adam Mazur: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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