Twins and Cardinals play in series rubber match
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St. Louis Cardinals (64-65, third in the NL Central) vs. Minnesota Twins (72-57, third in the AL Central)
Minneapolis; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Erick Fedde (8-7, 3.39 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 122 strikeouts); Twins: Zebby Matthews (1-1, 3.60 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, six strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Twins -131, Cardinals +110; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins and St. Louis Cardinals play on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1.
Minnesota has gone 37-25 at home and 72-57 overall. Twins hitters have a collective .430 slugging percentage to rank fourth in the AL.
St. Louis has a 64-65 record overall and a 30-35 record in road games. Cardinals pitchers have a collective 4.14 ERA, which ranks 10th in the NL.
Sunday’s game is the third time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Carlos Santana has 23 doubles and 18 home runs while hitting .237 for the Twins. Trevor Larnach is 11-for-31 with three doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.
Alec Burleson leads the Cardinals with 21 home runs while slugging .454. Masyn Winn is 14-for-43 with a double, two home runs and five RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 5-5, .246 batting average, 3.58 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs
Cardinals: 4-6, .239 batting average, 3.99 ERA, outscored by four runs
INJURIES: Twins: Byron Buxton: 10-Day IL (hip), Joe Ryan: 15-Day IL (tricep), Brooks Lee: 10-Day IL (biceps), Brock Stewart: 60-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), Justin Topa: 60-Day IL (knee), Daniel Duarte: 60-Day IL (tricep), Anthony DeSclafani: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Cardinals: Mike Siani: 10-Day IL (oblique), Lance Lynn: 15-Day IL (knee), Steven Matz: 60-Day IL (back), Keynan Middleton: 60-Day IL (forearm), Drew Rom: 60-Day IL (biceps)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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