Astros lead Twins 1-0 heading into ALDS Game 2
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Minnesota Twins (87-75, first in the AL Central during the regular season) vs. Houston Astros (90-72, first in the AL West during the regular season)
Houston; Sunday, 8:03 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Pablo Lopez (11-8, 3.71 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 234 strikeouts); Astros: Framber Valdez (12-11, 3.45 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 200 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Astros -142, Twins +121; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros face the Minnesota Twins on Sunday in Game 2 of the ALDS. The Astros hold a 1-0 lead in the series.
Houston is 90-72 overall and 39-42 at home. The Astros have a 37-10 record in games when they did not give up a home run.
Minnesota is 87-75 overall and 40-41 on the road. The Twins have the fifth-best team ERA in baseball at 3.87.
The teams meet Sunday for the eighth time this season. The Twins lead the season series 4-3.
TOP PERFORMERS: Alex Bregman has 28 doubles, four triples, 25 home runs and 98 RBI while hitting .262 for the Astros. Jose Altuve is 13-for-43 with a double and a home run over the last 10 games.
Max Kepler leads Minnesota with 24 home runs while slugging .484. Royce Lewis is 5-for-18 with four home runs and five RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 6-4, .254 batting average, 2.83 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs
Twins: 7-3, .267 batting average, 3.30 ERA, outscored opponents by 25 runs
INJURIES: Astros: Lance McCullers Jr.: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Twins: Dallas Keuchel: 15-Day IL (calf), Jovani Moran: 60-Day IL (forearm), Joey Gallo: 10-Day IL (foot), Jose Miranda: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Oliver Ortega: 60-Day IL (back), Matt Canterino: 60-Day IL (undisclosed), Byron Buxton: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jose De Leon: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Gordon: 60-Day IL (shin), Tyler Mahle: 60-Day IL (arm)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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