St. Louis Cardinals (37-30, second in the NL Central) vs. Minnesota Twins (32-39, third in the AL Central)
Minneapolis; Saturday, 2:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore (3-3, 4.48 ERA, 1.51 WHIP, 61 strikeouts); Twins: Connor Prielipp (2-4, 5.15 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 49 strikeouts)
LINE: Twins -139, Cardinals +116; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins take a 1-0 advantage into the next game of the series against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Minnesota has a 19-18 record in home games and a 32-39 record overall. The Twins have hit 82 total home runs to rank seventh in the AL.
St. Louis is 18-14 in road games and 37-30 overall. The Cardinals have gone 15-8 in games when they did not allow a home run.
The matchup Saturday is the second time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Byron Buxton leads the Twins with 34 extra base hits (12 doubles, a triple and 21 home runs). Kody Clemens is 11 for 36 with three doubles, four home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.
Jordan Walker has 17 home runs, 21 walks and 55 RBIs while hitting .300 for the Cardinals. JJ Wetherholt is 14 for 41 with a double and three RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 4-6, .252 batting average, 6.44 ERA, outscored by 22 runs
Cardinals: 6-4, .276 batting average, 3.78 ERA, outscored opponents by 20 runs
INJURIES: Twins: Cole Sands: 15-Day IL (forearm), Mick Abel: 15-Day IL (elbow), Bailey Ober: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kendry Rojas: 15-Day IL (elbow), David Festa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Garrett Acton: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Jeffers: 10-Day IL (hand), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Cardinals: Ramon Urias: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Fernandez: 15-Day IL (back)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
