Yankees bring 1-0 series lead over Twins into game 2

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New York Yankees (87-63, second in the AL East) vs. Minnesota Twins (70-80, fourth in the AL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Max Fried (4-4, 2.73 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 94 strikeouts); Twins: Bailey Ober (7-5, 4.28 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 85 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -176, Twins +144; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees face the Minnesota Twins leading the series 1-0.

Minnesota is 70-80 overall and 39-37 at home. The Twins have gone 48-17 in games when they scored five or more runs.

New York is 87-63 overall and 45-31 on the road. The Yankees have hit 207 total home runs to lead the AL.

Tuesday's game is the fifth time these teams match up this season. The season series is tied 2-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brooks Lee has 23 doubles, three triples and 23 home runs for the Twins. Ryan Jeffers is 7 for 39 with two doubles, a triple, two home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.

Ben Rice leads the Yankees with 63 extra base hits (22 doubles, three triples and 38 home runs). Cody Bellinger is 11 for 40 with three doubles, three home runs and nine RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 3-7, .201 batting average, 5.86 ERA, outscored by 29 runs

Yankees: 7-3, .248 batting average, 2.93 ERA, outscored opponents by 15 runs

INJURIES: Twins: Kaelen Culpepper: day-to-day (shoulder), Royce Lewis: day-to-day (shoulder), Byron Buxton: 10-Day IL (hip), 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)

Yankees: Jazz Chisholm: 10-Day IL (thumb), Trent Grisham: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow), Fernando Cruz: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kervin Castro: 60-Day IL (elbow), Giancarlo Stanton: 60-Day IL (calf), Ryan Weathers: 15-Day IL (forearm)

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