Twins head into matchup with the Guardians on losing streak

Minnesota Twins (51-58, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Cleveland Guardians (55-54, second in the AL Central)

Cleveland; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Bailey Ober (0-0); Guardians: Tanner Bibee (7-9, 4.31 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 107 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins are looking to break a three-game losing streak with a victory against the Cleveland Guardians.

Cleveland has gone 28-26 at home and 55-54 overall. The Guardians are 26-44 in games when they have allowed at least one home run.

Minnesota is 21-34 in road games and 51-58 overall. The Twins have hit 125 total home runs to rank eighth in the AL.

Saturday's game is the eighth time these teams square off this season. The Guardians are up 5-2 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Steven Kwan has 20 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 38 RBIs while hitting .287 for the Guardians. Kyle Manzardo is 15 for 33 with two doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 6-4, .255 batting average, 3.00 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs

Twins: 3-7, .226 batting average, 5.71 ERA, outscored by 26 runs

INJURIES: Guardians: Lane Thomas: 10-Day IL (foot), Will Brennan: 60-Day IL (forearm), Andrew Walters: 60-Day IL (lat), Ben Lively: 60-Day IL (forearm), John Means: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sam Hentges: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Twins: Byron Buxton: 10-Day IL (side soreness), Anthony Misiewicz: 15-Day IL (shoulder), David Festa: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Bailey Ober: 15-Day IL (hip), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Luke Keaschall: 60-Day IL (forearm)

___

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