Phillies host the Twins on home winning streak
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Minnesota Twins (69-91, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (95-65, first in the NL East)
Philadelphia; Saturday, 6:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Mick Abel (2-4, 7.36 ERA, 1.67 WHIP, 30 strikeouts); Phillies: Ranger Suarez (12-7, 3.12 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 147 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies host the Minnesota Twins looking to extend a three-game home winning streak.
Philadelphia has gone 54-25 in home games and 95-65 overall. The Phillies have a 60-11 record in games when they scored at least five runs.
Minnesota has gone 31-48 in road games and 69-91 overall. The Twins have the ninth-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .311.
The teams match up Saturday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bryson Stott has 22 doubles, three triples, 13 home runs and 66 RBIs for the Phillies. Kyle Schwarber is 10 for 40 with two doubles and four home runs over the past 10 games.
Byron Buxton has 21 doubles, seven triples and 34 home runs while hitting .263 for the Twins. Brooks Lee is 8 for 37 with a double and two home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Phillies: 6-4, .239 batting average, 3.50 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs
Twins: 3-7, .215 batting average, 5.01 ERA, outscored by 17 runs
INJURIES: Phillies: Max Kepler: day-to-day (illness), Jose Alvarado: 15-Day IL (forearm), Daniel Robert: 60-Day IL (forearm), Trea Turner: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Zack Wheeler: 60-Day IL (blood clot), Jordan Romano: 15-Day IL (finger)
Twins: Luke Keaschall: 10-Day IL (thumb), Pablo Lopez: 15-Day IL (forearm), Matt Wallner: 10-Day IL (oblique), Justin Topa: 15-Day IL (oblique), Alan Roden: 60-Day IL (thumb), Anthony Misiewicz: 15-Day IL (shoulder), David Festa: 15-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.