Twins visit the Phillies to begin 3-game series

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Minnesota Twins (69-90, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (94-65, first in the NL East)

Philadelphia; Friday, 6:45 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Joe Ryan (13-9, 3.47 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 185 strikeouts); Phillies: Aaron Nola (4-10, 6.46 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 88 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Phillies -169, Twins +142; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies host the Minnesota Twins on Friday to open a three-game series.

Philadelphia has a 53-25 record at home and a 94-65 record overall. The Phillies have a 48-11 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Minnesota has a 69-90 record overall and a 31-47 record on the road. The Twins have gone 15-26 in games decided by one run.

The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Schwarber has 23 doubles, two triples and 56 home runs for the Phillies. Alec Bohm is 13 for 26 with three doubles, two home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

Brooks Lee has 15 doubles, a triple and 16 home runs for the Twins. Byron Buxton is 8 for 39 with three doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Phillies: 5-5, .231 batting average, 4.40 ERA, even run differential

Twins: 4-6, .231 batting average, 4.65 ERA, outscored by eight 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.