Twins begin 3-game series against the Marlins

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Miami Marlins (19-22, third in the NL East) vs. Minnesota Twins (18-23, fifth in the AL Central)

Minneapolis; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Eury Perez (2-4, 5.01 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 45 strikeouts); Twins: Bailey Ober (3-2, 4.19 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 32 strikeouts)

LINE: Twins -115, Marlins -104; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins host the Miami Marlins on Tuesday to begin a three-game series.

Minnesota is 18-23 overall and 10-10 in home games. The Twins have a 7-4 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Miami is 5-10 in road games and 19-22 overall. The Marlins have an 11-5 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Byron Buxton leads the Twins with 13 home runs while slugging .556. Ryan Jeffers is 13 for 37 with two home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

Liam Hicks has nine home runs, 11 walks and 35 RBIs while hitting .308 for the Marlins. Otto Lopez is 17 for 42 with four doubles, a home run and five RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 5-5, .250 batting average, 5.26 ERA, outscored by 11 runs

Marlins: 4-6, .239 batting average, 4.50 ERA, outscored by four runs

INJURIES: Twins: Cody Laweryson: 15-Day IL (forearm), Taj Bradley: 15-Day IL (pectoral), Cole Sands: 15-Day IL (forearm), Garrett Acton: 15-Day IL (shoulder), David Festa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Mick Abel: 15-Day IL (elbow), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Marlins: Griffin Conine: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Pete Fairbanks: 15-Day IL (thumb), Ronny Henriquez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adam Mazur: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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