Phillies play the Twins after Bohm's 5-hit game

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Sunday, August 16, 2026 8:04AM

Philadelphia Phillies (66-58, second in the NL East) vs. Minnesota Twins (60-64, third in the AL Central)

Minneapolis; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Andrew Painter (2-8, 6.27 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 69 strikeouts); Twins: Dean Kremer (2-4, 5.25 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 47 strikeouts)

LINE: Phillies -111, Twins -103; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies play the Minnesota Twins after Alec Bohm had five hits on Saturday in a 9-1 win over the Twins.

Minnesota is 60-64 overall and 32-30 in home games. The Twins have the third-ranked team batting average in the AL at .245.

Philadelphia has a 66-58 record overall and a 34-28 record in road games. The Phillies have a 21-11 record in games decided by one run.

The teams play Sunday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brooks Lee has 19 doubles, three triples and 17 home runs for the Twins. Royce Lewis is 13 for 42 with five doubles, a home run and seven RBI over the past 10 games.

Kyle Schwarber has 14 doubles, a triple and 37 home runs for the Phillies. Bryan De La Cruz is 2 for 14 with a home run over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 4-6, .253 batting average, 4.70 ERA, outscored by 11 runs

Phillies: 5-5, .256 batting average, 3.88 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs

INJURIES: Twins: Joe Ryan: 15-Day IL (glute), Mike Paredes: 60-Day IL (oblique), Cole Sands: 60-Day IL (elbow), David Festa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Mick Abel: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Banda: 60-Day IL (lat), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Phillies: Trea Turner: day-to-day (kneecap), Tanner Banks: 60-Day IL (forearm), Rafael Marchan: 10-Day IL (knee), Caleb Kilian: 15-Day IL (oblique), Brad Keller: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Rojas: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adolis Garcia: 60-Day IL (lat)

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

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