New York Yankees (83-67, second in the AL East) vs. Minnesota Twins (66-84, fourth in the AL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Cam Schlittler (3-3, 3.05 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 63 strikeouts); Twins: Zebby Matthews (4-5, 5.06 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 80 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins face the New York Yankees, leading the series 1-0.

Minnesota is 66-84 overall and 37-38 in home games. The Twins have the eighth-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .400.

New York has gone 39-36 in road games and 83-67 overall. The Yankees have a 46-22 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Tuesday’s game is the fifth time these teams square off this season. The season series is tied 2-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Byron Buxton has 18 doubles, seven triples and 31 home runs for the Twins. Austin Martin is 14 for 39 with five doubles over the past 10 games.

Aaron Judge has 48 home runs, 111 walks and 102 RBIs while hitting .325 for the Yankees. Jazz Chisholm is 9 for 37 with a home run and five RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 4-6, .245 batting average, 5.07 ERA, outscored by five runs

Yankees: 5-5, .210 batting average, 5.42 ERA, outscored by 21 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)

Yankees: Anthony Volpe: day-to-day (shoulder), Brent Headrick: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jonathan Loaisiga: 15-Day IL (back), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (forearm), Oswaldo Cabrera: 60-Day IL (ankle), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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