Twins take win streak into game against the Cubs
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Minnesota Twins (63-48, second in the AL Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (55-60, fifth in the NL Central)
Chicago; Tuesday, 8:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Pablo Lopez (10-7, 4.65 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 142 strikeouts); Cubs: Shota Imanaga (8-2, 3.09 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 118 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Twins -111, Cubs -109; over/under is 5 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins are looking to extend a five-game win streak with a victory over the Chicago Cubs.
Chicago is 30-27 at home and 55-60 overall. The Cubs have the third-ranked team ERA in the NL at 3.76.
Minnesota has gone 31-27 in road games and 63-48 overall. The Twins have the sixth-best team on-base percentage in MLB play at .326.
The teams meet Tuesday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ian Happ leads Chicago with 17 home runs while slugging .432. Michael Busch is 7-for-37 with three home runs and seven RBI over the last 10 games.
Willi Castro has 25 doubles, five triples, eight home runs and 41 RBI while hitting .263 for the Twins. Max Kepler is 11-for-37 with two doubles, a triple and a home run over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cubs: 6-4, .250 batting average, 4.09 ERA, outscored opponents by 13 runs
Twins: 7-3, .266 batting average, 4.14 ERA, outscored opponents by 17 runs
INJURIES: Cubs: Tomas Nido: 10-Day IL (knee), Ben Brown: 60-Day IL (neck), Luke Little: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Hayden Wesneski: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jordan Wicks: 60-Day IL (oblique), Colten Brewer: 60-Day IL (hand), Keegan Thompson: 15-Day IL (rib), Yency Almonte: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Adbert Alzolay: 60-Day IL (forearm)
Twins: Brock Stewart: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Kirilloff: 60-Day IL (back), Kody Funderburk: 15-Day IL (oblique), Carlos Correa: 10-Day IL (foot), Chris Paddack: 15-Day IL (forearm), Kyle Farmer: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Topa: 60-Day IL (knee), Daniel Duarte: 60-Day IL (tricep), Anthony DeSclafani: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.