The Minnesota Twins' schedule will ease up soon, but after splitting a four-game series with the red-hot Oakland A's, the Minnesota Twins have another high-flying offense to contend with.
The "bombas" should fly when the Twins host the New York Yankees on Monday in the first game of a three-game series at Target Field. The Yankees and the Twins have the second and third-best run differentials in the majors this season, behind only the Los Angeles Dodgers.
| Team | Runs scored | Runs against | Diff. |
| LAD | 557 | 392 | +165 |
| NYY | 558 | 420 | +138 |
| MIN | 549 | 438 | +111 |
| HOU | 525 | 418 | +107 |
| OAK | 526 | 429 | +97 |
Overall, Minnesota's offense has had the edge this season. The Twins entered Monday's action leading the majors in home runs, slugging percentage and OPS.
| MIN | NYY | |
| Runs | 549 (4th) | 558 (2nd) |
| AVG | .271 (2nd) | .265 (6th) |
| OBP | .337 (5th) | .341 (4th) |
| SLG | .495 (1st) | .465 (4th) |
| OPS | .832 (1st) | .805 (5th) |
| HR | 182 (1st) | 165 (5th) |
Twins outfielder Max Kepler has been leading the way.
Kepler was heroic Sunday in the Twins' win over the Oakland A's, racking up a double and his team-leading 25th home run before delivering a walkoff single in the bottom of the ninth.
He's up to 10 games with multiple extra-base hits this season, tied with Matt Chapman (Oakland), Whit Merrifield (Kansas City Royals) and Mike Trout (Los Angeles Angels) for the major-league lead. Twins teammate Jorge Polanco has nine.
Martin Perez takes the mound for the series opener following a solid outing last week against the New York Mets. The left-hander has effectively expanded the zone this season. Perez has a chase percentage of 32.6, fifth in the American League.
Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia is set to make his final regular-season appearance at Target Field after tormenting the Twins for nearly two decades.
Sabathia has a 20-9 record in 39 career starts against the Twins for a .960 winning percentage, the fourth-highest in team history.
Statistics via Sportradar
