Twins face the Braves leading series 1-0

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Atlanta Braves (74-51, first in the NL East) vs. Minnesota Twins (61-65, third in the AL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Tyler Mahle (4-9, 4.64 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 105 strikeouts); Twins: Zebby Matthews (6-8, 5.34 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 77 strikeouts)

LINE: Braves -132, Twins +110; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins host the Atlanta Braves, leading the series 1-0.

Minnesota is 61-65 overall and 33-31 in home games. The Twins have the sixth-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .405.

Atlanta has a 32-28 record on the road and a 74-51 record overall. Braves pitchers have a collective 3.65 ERA, which ranks second in the NL.

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

TOP PERFORMERS: Brooks Lee has 19 doubles, three triples and 18 home runs for the Twins. Josh Bell is 14 for 39 with a double and two home runs over the past 10 games.

Matt Olson has 31 doubles and 36 home runs for the Braves. Drake Baldwin is 13 for 41 with three doubles and three RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 4-6, .271 batting average, 5.05 ERA, outscored by 11 runs

Braves: 4-6, .209 batting average, 3.83 ERA, outscored by six runs

INJURIES: Twins: Austin Martin: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Joe Ryan: 15-Day IL (glute), 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)

Braves: Reynaldo Lopez: 15-Day IL (knee), Robert Suarez: 15-Day IL (elbow), Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Strider: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joey Wentz: 60-Day IL (knee)

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