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Houston Astros (2-4) vs. Minnesota Twins (2-4)
Minneapolis; Thursday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Hunter Brown (0-1, 3.00 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, seven strikeouts); Twins: Joe Ryan (0-0, 1.80 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, five strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Twins -124, Astros +104; over/under is 7 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros are looking to stop their three-game skid with a win over the Minnesota Twins.
Minnesota had an 82-80 record overall and a 43-38 record at home last season. The Twins pitching staff had a collective 4.27 ERA last season while averaging 9.4 strikeouts and 2.7 walks per nine innings.
Houston went 88-73 overall and 42-38 on the road a season ago. The Astros slugged .418 as a team last season with 2.9 extra base hits per game.
INJURIES: Twins: Brock Stewart: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Brooks Lee: 10-Day IL (back), Royce Lewis: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Michael Tonkin: 15-Day IL (shoulder)
Astros: Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shawn Dubin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Forrest Whitley: 15-Day IL (knee), J.P. France: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Luis Garcia: 15-Day IL (elbow), Taylor Trammell: 10-Day IL (calf), Kaleb Ort: 15-Day IL (oblique), Pedro Leon: 10-Day IL (knee), Lance McCullers Jr.: 15-Day IL (forearm)
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Minneapolis; Thursday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Hunter Brown (0-1, 3.00 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, seven strikeouts); Twins: Joe Ryan (0-0, 1.80 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, five strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Twins -124, Astros +104; over/under is 7 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros are looking to stop their three-game skid with a win over the Minnesota Twins.
Minnesota had an 82-80 record overall and a 43-38 record at home last season. The Twins pitching staff had a collective 4.27 ERA last season while averaging 9.4 strikeouts and 2.7 walks per nine innings.
Houston went 88-73 overall and 42-38 on the road a season ago. The Astros slugged .418 as a team last season with 2.9 extra base hits per game.
INJURIES: Twins: Brock Stewart: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Brooks Lee: 10-Day IL (back), Royce Lewis: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Michael Tonkin: 15-Day IL (shoulder)
Astros: Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shawn Dubin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Forrest Whitley: 15-Day IL (knee), J.P. France: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Luis Garcia: 15-Day IL (elbow), Taylor Trammell: 10-Day IL (calf), Kaleb Ort: 15-Day IL (oblique), Pedro Leon: 10-Day IL (knee), Lance McCullers Jr.: 15-Day IL (forearm)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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