Giants and Twins meet, winner claims 3-game series

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Minnesota Twins (74-84, third in the AL Central) vs. San Francisco Giants (65-93, fourth in the NL West)

San Francisco; Wednesday, 3:45 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Connor Prielipp (6-7, 4.94 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 125 strikeouts); Giants: Cesar Perdomo (0-1, 3.72 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 12 strikeouts)

LINE: Twins -143, Giants +118; over/under is 7 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants and Minnesota Twins meet on Wednesday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

San Francisco has a 37-40 record at home and a 65-93 record overall. The Giants have gone 34-67 in games when they have allowed a home run.

Minnesota is 74-84 overall and 34-46 on the road. The Twins have the fifth-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .402.

The teams meet Wednesday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Christian Koss has six doubles and four home runs for the Giants. Drew Gilbert is 7 for 21 with three home runs over the last 10 games.

Brooks Lee has 24 doubles, three triples and 24 home runs for the Twins. Luke Keaschall is 13 for 40 with a double and a triple over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Giants: 3-7, .235 batting average, 4.34 ERA, outscored by eight runs

Twins: 4-6, .231 batting average, 3.63 ERA, outscored by 11 runs

INJURIES: Giants: Willy Adames: 10-Day IL (elbow), Blade Tidwell: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jung Hoo Lee: 10-Day IL (groin), Bryce Eldridge: 7-Day IL (head), Reiver Sanmartin: 15-Day IL (oblique), Rafael Devers: 60-Day IL (abdomen), Nate Furman: 10-Day IL (oblique), Logan Webb: 15-Day IL (finger), J.T. Brubaker: 15-Day IL (ribs), Matt Gage: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adrian Houser: 60-Day IL (forearm), Jesus Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Keaton Winn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Casey Schmitt: 60-Day IL (leg), Carson Whisenhunt: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joel Peguero: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Harrison Bader: 60-Day IL (plantar fasciitis), Daniel Susac: 60-Day IL (knee), Trevor McDonald: 60-Day IL (elbow), Matt Chapman: 60-Day IL (leg), Jose Butto: 60-Day IL (arm), Hayden Birdsong: 60-Day IL (forearm), Randy Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Rowan Wick: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Twins: Byron Buxton: 10-Day IL (hip), Trevor Larnach: 10-Day IL (wrist), Kaelen Culpepper: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Mick Abel: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Paredes: 60-Day IL (oblique), Cole Sands: 60-Day IL (elbow), David Festa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony Banda: 60-Day IL (lat), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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