Minnesota Twins (36-40, third in the AL Central) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (38-36, third in the NL West)
Phoenix; Friday, 9:45 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Connor Prielipp (2-4, 5.26 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 51 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Mike Soroka (8-3, 3.11 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 79 strikeouts)
LINE: Diamondbacks -175, Twins +143; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Diamondbacks host the Minnesota Twins on Friday to start a three-game series.
Arizona has a 38-36 record overall and a 23-15 record at home. The Diamondbacks are 27-7 in games when they scored five or more runs.
Minnesota has a 16-21 record in road games and a 36-40 record overall. The Twins are 7-11 in games decided by one run.
Friday's game is the first time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ketel Marte has 15 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 43 RBIs while hitting .258 for the Diamondbacks. Gabriel Moreno is 13 for 36 with three doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.
Byron Buxton has 13 doubles, a triple and 23 home runs for the Twins. Josh Bell is 14 for 38 with two doubles, three home runs and 13 RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Diamondbacks: 5-5, .220 batting average, 3.98 ERA, outscored by five runs
Twins: 6-4, .284 batting average, 5.93 ERA, outscored opponents by one run
INJURIES: Diamondbacks: Corbin Burnes: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Mena: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Carlos Santana: 60-Day IL (groin), James McCann: 10-Day IL (quadricep), A.J. Puk: 60-Day IL (elbow), Blake Walston: 60-Day IL (elbow), Andrew Saalfrank: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Martinez: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Twins: Bailey Ober: 15-Day IL (elbow), Cole Sands: 15-Day IL (forearm), Mick Abel: 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)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
