Rays host the Twins to start 4-game series
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Minnesota Twins (74-62, second in the AL Central) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (67-69, fourth in the AL East)
St. Petersburg, Florida; Monday, 6:50 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Simeon Woods Richardson (5-3, 3.85 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 102 strikeouts); Rays: Zack Littell (5-8, 3.89 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 116 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Twins -115, Rays -105; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays host the Minnesota Twins on Monday to begin a four-game series.
Tampa Bay has a 67-69 record overall and a 35-36 record at home. The Rays have the ninth-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .306.
Minnesota is 74-62 overall and 35-32 on the road. The Twins have a 28-9 record in games when they did not give up a home run.
The teams meet Monday for the fourth time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Christopher Morel has nine doubles, a triple, 21 home runs and 56 RBI while hitting .196 for the Rays. Yandy Diaz is 12-for-37 with two doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.
Carlos Santana has 18 home runs, 52 walks and 57 RBI while hitting .237 for the Twins. Ryan Jeffers is 11-for-31 with two doubles, three home runs and six RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 3-7, .227 batting average, 5.01 ERA, outscored by 16 runs
Twins: 4-6, .246 batting average, 5.04 ERA, outscored by 15 runs
INJURIES: Rays: Colin Poche: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Peter Anderson Fairbanks: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Richard Palacios: 10-Day IL (knee), Jacob Waguespack: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (forearm)
Twins: Manuel Margot: 10-Day IL (groin), Chris Paddack: 60-Day IL (forearm), Joe Ryan: 60-Day IL (tricep), Byron Buxton: 10-Day IL (hip), Brock Stewart: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Kirilloff: 60-Day IL (back), Kody Funderburk: 15-Day IL (oblique), Carlos Correa: 10-Day IL (foot), 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.