Twins face the Phillies at the Field of Dreams
Philadelphia Phillies (64-58, second in the NL East) vs. Minnesota Twins (60-62, second in the AL Central)
Dyersville, Iowa; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Aaron Nola (3-9, 5.47 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 129 strikeouts); Twins: Taj Bradley (9-4, 3.76 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 148 strikeouts)
LINE: Twins -113, Phillies -104; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins square off against the Philadelphia Phillies at the Field of Dreams.
Minnesota has gone 60-62 overall with a 19-18 record in AL Central play. The Twins have a 42-24 record in games when they record eight or more hits.
Philadelphia has gone 64-58 overall with a 19-17 record in NL East games. The Phillies have a 34-9 record in games when they did not allow a home run.
Thursday's game is the first meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brooks Lee has 19 doubles, three triples, 17 home runs and 62 RBI for the Twins. Josh Bell is 15 for 40 with a double, three home runs and nine RBI over the past 10 games.
Kyle Schwarber has 14 doubles, a triple and 35 home runs for the Phillies. Bryce Harper is 7 for 30 with two doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 4-6, .254 batting average, 4.59 ERA, outscored by four runs
Phillies: 5-5, .240 batting average, 3.98 ERA, outscored by three runs
INJURIES: Twins: Joe Ryan: 15-Day IL (glute), Mike Paredes: 60-Day IL (oblique), Cole Sands: 60-Day IL (elbow), Byron Buxton: 10-Day IL (hip), 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: Rafael Marchan: 10-Day IL (knee), Caleb Kilian: 15-Day IL (oblique), Aaron Nola: day-to-day (knee), Tanner Banks: 60-Day IL (forearm), 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.
