Twins and Guardians play to determine series winner

Cleveland Guardians (75-74, second in the AL Central) vs. Minnesota Twins (70-78, third in the AL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Tanner Bibee (5-15, 4.22 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 133 strikeouts); Twins: Joe Ryan (6-9, 4.10 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 145 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: Both the Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Guardians are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday.

Minnesota is 70-78 overall and 39-35 in home games. The Twins are 50-32 in games when they record at least eight hits.

Cleveland has gone 39-35 in road games and 75-74 overall. The Guardians are 45-13 in games when they scored at least five runs.

Sunday's game is the 13th time these teams square off this season. The Twins hold a 7-5 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kody Clemens leads the Twins with 26 home runs while slugging .471. Brooks Lee is 10 for 39 with two doubles, a home run and three RBI over the last 10 games.

Chase DeLauter leads the Guardians with a .291 batting average, and has 28 doubles, three triples, 14 home runs, 53 walks and 62 RBI. Steven Kwan is 12 for 42 with an RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 4-6, .219 batting average, 5.06 ERA, outscored by nine runs

Guardians: 5-5, .231 batting average, 4.85 ERA, outscored by six runs

INJURIES: Twins: Kaelen Culpepper: day-to-day (shoulder), Byron Buxton: 10-Day IL (hip), Mick Abel: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Paredes: 60-Day IL (oblique), Cole Sands: 60-Day IL (elbow), David Festa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony Banda: 60-Day IL (lat), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Guardians: Rhys Hoskins: 10-Day IL (back), Colin Holderman: 15-Day IL (wrist), Chase DeLauter: day-to-day (hamstring), Shawn Armstrong: 60-Day IL (leg)

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