Twins host the Mets in first of 3-game series
New York Mets (10-5, first in the NL East) vs. Minnesota Twins (5-11, fourth in the AL Central)
Minneapolis; Monday, 7:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Clay Holmes (1-1, 4.30 ERA, 1.71 WHIP, 20 strikeouts); Twins: Joe Ryan (1-1, 2.65 ERA, 0.71 WHIP, 15 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Twins -116, Mets -104; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins host the New York Mets to start a three-game series.
Minnesota has a 5-11 record overall and a 2-4 record in home games. The Twins have a 4-7 record in games when they have given up at least one home run.
New York has gone 5-4 on the road and 10-5 overall. The Mets are 7-2 in games when they did not give up a home run.
The teams meet Monday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Willi Castro has five doubles and a home run for the Twins. Byron Buxton is 9-for-39 with three doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.
Brandon Nimmo has three doubles and four home runs for the Mets. Pete Alonso is 14-for-36 with six doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 3-7, .223 batting average, 2.97 ERA, outscored by one run
Mets: 8-2, .232 batting average, 2.27 ERA, outscored opponents by 17 runs
INJURIES: Twins: Pablo Lopez: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Brock Stewart: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Royce Lewis: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Michael Tonkin: 15-Day IL (shoulder)
Mets: Jose Siri: day-to-day (shin), Paul Blackburn: 15-Day IL (knee), Francisco Alvarez: 10-Day IL (wrist), Ronny Mauricio: 10-Day IL (knee), Jeff McNeil: 10-Day IL (oblique), Sean Manaea: 15-Day IL (oblique), Frankie Montas: 15-Day IL (lat), Nick Madrigal: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Drew Smith: 60-Day IL (elbow), Christian Scott: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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