Yankees visit the Twins to begin 3-game series

New York Yankees (83-66, second in the AL East) vs. Minnesota Twins (65-84, fourth in the AL Central)

Minneapolis; Monday, 7:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Carlos Rodon (16-8, 3.11 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 186 strikeouts); Twins: Simeon Woods Richardson (6-4, 4.58 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 84 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins start a three-game series at home against the New York Yankees on Monday.

Minnesota is 36-38 in home games and 65-84 overall. The Twins have the ninth-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .399.

New York has an 83-66 record overall and a 39-35 record in road games. The Yankees have a 56-26 record in games when they record eight or more hits.

The teams match up Monday for the fourth time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Byron Buxton has a .270 batting average to lead the Twins, and has 18 doubles, seven triples and 31 home runs. Luke Keaschall is 14 for 42 with six RBIs over the past 10 games.

Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with 48 home runs while slugging .678. Austin Wells is 7 for 33 with three home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 3-7, .255 batting average, 6.10 ERA, outscored by 15 runs

Yankees: 6-4, .227 batting average, 4.96 ERA, outscored by 10 runs

INJURIES: Twins: Justin Topa: 15-Day IL (oblique), Ryan Jeffers: 7-Day IL (head), Alan Roden: 60-Day IL (thumb), Christian Vazquez: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony Misiewicz: 15-Day IL (shoulder), David Festa: 15-Day IL (shoulder)

Yankees: Anthony Volpe: day-to-day (shoulder), Brent Headrick: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jonathan Loaisiga: 15-Day IL (back), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (forearm), Oswaldo Cabrera: 60-Day IL (ankle), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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