Blue Jays play the Twins after Springer’s 4-hit game

Minnesota Twins (60-72, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (77-56, first in the AL East)

Toronto; Wednesday, 7:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Simeon Woods Richardson (0-0); Blue Jays: Eric Lauer (8-2, 2.76 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 87 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays play the Minnesota Twins after George Springer had four hits on Tuesday in a 7-5 loss to the Twins.

Toronto has gone 43-22 in home games and 77-56 overall. The Blue Jays are 62-24 in games when they record eight or more hits.

Minnesota is 60-72 overall and 27-41 on the road. The Twins rank ninth in the AL with 155 total home runs, averaging 1.2 per game.

Wednesday’s game is the sixth meeting between these teams this season. The Blue Jays have a 3-2 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bo Bichette has a .306 batting average to lead the Blue Jays, and has 40 doubles, a triple and 16 home runs. Springer is 16 for 42 with six home runs and 10 RBIs over the last 10 games.

Byron Buxton leads the Twins with 44 extra base hits (15 doubles, four triples and 25 home runs). Matt Wallner is 7 for 35 with two doubles, four home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 5-5, .267 batting average, 4.10 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs

Twins: 3-7, .230 batting average, 6.24 ERA, outscored by 20 runs

INJURIES: Blue Jays: Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Burr: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nick Sandlin: 15-Day IL (elbow), Yimi Garcia: 15-Day IL (ankle), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Twins: Alan Roden: 60-Day IL (thumb), Christian Vazquez: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Simeon Woods Richardson: 15-Day IL (illness), Anthony Misiewicz: 15-Day IL (shoulder), David Festa: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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