Minnesota to visit Oakland
Minnesota Twins (6-8) vs. Oakland Athletics (9-7)
Oakland, California; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: No starters named
BOTTOM LINE: The Oakland Athletics host the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday.
The Athletics finished 22-10 in home games in 2020. Oakland hit .225 as a team last season and averaged 2.9 extra base hits per game.
The Twins went 12-17 away from home in 2020. Minnesota pitchers struck out 8.9 hitters a game last year with a staff WHIP of 1.20.
The teams meet for the first time this season.
INJURIES: Athletics: Burch Smith: (groin), Trevor Rosenthal: (chest), A.J. Puk: (left biceps), Reymin Guduan: (thumb), Mike Fiers: (right hip), Chad Pinder: (knee).
Twins: Edwar Colina: (right elbow), Brent Rooker: (neck), Byron Buxton: (hamstring), Andrelton Simmons: (health protocols).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.