Twins take home losing streak into matchup against the Yankees

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New York Yankees (88-63, second in the AL East) vs. Minnesota Twins (70-81, fourth in the AL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Carlos Rodon (6-3, 2.94 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 78 strikeouts); Twins: Zebby Matthews (9-10, 4.98 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 99 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -149, Twins +121; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins take on the New York Yankees looking to end their three-game home losing streak.

Minnesota is 70-81 overall and 39-38 at home. The Twins have a 32-68 record in games when they have allowed at least one home run.

New York is 46-31 on the road and 88-63 overall. The Yankees have hit 209 total home runs to lead the AL.

The teams meet Wednesday for the sixth time this season. The Yankees lead the season series 3-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kody Clemens leads the Twins with 26 home runs while slugging .470. Luke Keaschall is 10 for 34 with a double over the last 10 games.

Ben Rice leads the Yankees with 38 home runs while slugging .525. Cody Bellinger is 14 for 40 with four home runs and 11 RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 3-7, .196 batting average, 5.79 ERA, outscored by 33 runs

Yankees: 8-2, .267 batting average, 2.83 ERA, outscored opponents by 23 runs

INJURIES: Twins: Kaelen Culpepper: day-to-day (hamstring), Byron Buxton: 10-Day IL (hip), Mick Abel: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Paredes: 60-Day IL (oblique), Cole Sands: 60-Day IL (elbow), David Festa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony Banda: 60-Day IL (lat), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Yankees: Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trent Grisham: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Ryan Weathers: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jazz Chisholm: 10-Day IL (thumb), Fernando Cruz: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kervin Castro: 60-Day IL (elbow), Giancarlo Stanton: 60-Day IL (calf)

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