Twins and Diamondbacks play to decide series winner

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Arizona Diamondbacks (74-75, fourth in the NL West) vs. Minnesota Twins (65-83, fourth in the AL Central)

Minneapolis; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Nabil Crismatt (2-0, 3.24 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 17 strikeouts); Twins: Bailey Ober (5-7, 5.08 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 105 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Twins -130, Diamondbacks +110; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Both the Minnesota Twins and the Arizona Diamondbacks are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday.

Minnesota has gone 36-37 at home and 65-83 overall. The Twins have the 10th-ranked team batting average in the AL at .240.

Arizona is 74-75 overall and 36-41 on the road. The Diamondbacks have the seventh-best team on-base percentage in MLB play at .323.

The teams play Sunday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Byron Buxton leads the Twins with 31 home runs while slugging .561. Luke Keaschall is 14 for 43 with two doubles and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

Geraldo Perdomo has 27 doubles, four triples and 19 home runs for the Diamondbacks. Gabriel Moreno is 13 for 34 with two doubles, two home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 3-7, .266 batting average, 5.90 ERA, outscored by 14 runs

Diamondbacks: 6-4, .258 batting average, 4.39 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs

INJURIES: Twins: Justin Topa: 15-Day IL (oblique), Ryan Jeffers: 7-Day IL (head), Alan Roden: 60-Day IL (thumb), Christian Vazquez: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony Misiewicz: 15-Day IL (shoulder), David Festa: 15-Day IL (shoulder)

Diamondbacks: Tyler Locklear: 10-Day IL (elbow), Pavin Smith: 60-Day IL (quadricep), Lourdes Gurriel Jr.: 10-Day IL (acl), Kevin Ginkel: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tommy Henry: 60-Day IL (elbow), Christian Montes De Oca: 60-Day IL (elbow), Justin Martinez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Mena: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Corbin Burnes: 60-Day IL (elbow), A.J. Puk: 60-Day IL (elbow), Blake Walston: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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