Twins face the Phillies leading series 1-0

Tue, Jul 23, 2024
MLB News (AP)

Philadelphia Phillies (63-37, first in the NL East) vs. Minnesota Twins (55-44, second in the AL Central)

Minneapolis; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Zack Wheeler (10-4, 2.70 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 126 strikeouts); Twins: Simeon Woods Richardson (3-1, 3.51 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 71 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Phillies -161, Twins +135; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins play the Philadelphia Phillies, leading the series 1-0.

Minnesota has a 28-20 record at home and a 55-44 record overall. The Twins have the 10th-ranked team ERA in the AL at 4.13.

Philadelphia is 63-37 overall and 26-21 on the road. The Phillies have the fourth-best team on-base percentage in the majors at .329.

The matchup Tuesday is the second time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Carlos Santana leads Minnesota with 14 home runs while slugging .433. Carlos Correa is 11-for-38 with four home runs and seven RBI over the past 10 games.

Alec Bohm has 33 doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 71 RBI while hitting .296 for the Phillies. Trea Turner is 14-for-39 with five home runs over the past 10 games.

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LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 5-5, .247 batting average, 3.62 ERA, outscored by three runs

Phillies: 5-5, .252 batting average, 5.48 ERA, outscored by two runs

INJURIES: Twins: Kody Funderburk: 15-Day IL (oblique), Carlos Correa: 10-Day IL (foot), Chris Paddack: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jose Miranda: 10-Day IL (back), Kyle Farmer: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Royce Lewis: 10-Day IL (abductor), Brock Stewart: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Kirilloff: 10-Day IL (back), Justin Topa: 60-Day IL (knee), Daniel Duarte: 60-Day IL (tricep), Anthony DeSclafani: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Phillies: Brandon Marsh: day-to-day (elbow), Zack Wheeler: day-to-day (back), Luis Ortiz: 60-Day IL (ankle), Spencer Turnbull: 15-Day IL (back), Taijuan Walker: 15-Day IL (index finger), Michael Rucker: 60-Day IL (hand), Dylan Covey: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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