Minnesota Twins (26-39, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Seattle Mariners (32-35, fourth in the AL West)
Seattle; Monday, 10:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Kenta Maeda (2-2, 0.00 ERA) Mariners: Marco Gonzales (1-4, 5.45 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 31 strikeouts)
LINE: Mariners +113, Twins -132; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins head to face the Seattle Mariners on Monday.
The Mariners are 17-14 on their home turf. The Seattle offense has compiled a .209 batting average as a team this season, last in the MLB. J.P. Crawford leads the team with a mark of .275.
The Twins are 12-18 on the road. Minnesota has hit 95 home runs this season, second in the league. Miguel Sano leads them with 13, averaging one every 13.3 at-bats.
The Mariners won the last meeting 8-6. Drew Steckenrider earned his first victory and Kyle Seager went 4-for-4 with two home runs and four RBIs for Seattle. Alex Colome registered his first loss for Minnesota.
TOP PERFORMERS: Seager ranks second on the Mariners with 13 home runs and is slugging .437.
Jorge Polanco leads the Twins with 23 extra base hits and is slugging .438.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 4-6, .225 batting average, 4.97 ERA, outscored by eight runs
Twins: 4-6, .268 batting average, 6.75 ERA, outscored by 23 runs
INJURIES: Mariners: Will Vest: (health protocols), Casey Sadler: (shoulder), James Paxton: (left forearm), Ljay Newsome: (elbow), Andres Munoz: (elbow), Nick Margevicius: (shoulder), Ken Giles: (elbow), Kyle Lewis: (knee), Mitch Haniger: (knee), Sam Haggerty: (shoulder), Evan White: (hip).
Twins: Caleb Thielbar: (groin), Devin Smeltzer: (elbow), Kenta Maeda: (groin), Edwar Colina: (right elbow), Shaun Anderson: (finger), Max Kepler: (hamstring), Kyle Garlick: (sports hernia), Jake Cave: (back), Byron Buxton: (hip), Luis Arraez: (shoulder), Mitch Garver: (groin).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
