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Minnesota Twins (7-14, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Atlanta Braves (7-13, fifth in the NL East) Atlanta; Sunday, 1:35 p.m.
EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Joe Ryan (1-1, 2.45 ERA, 0.77 WHIP, 23 strikeouts); Braves: Grant Holmes (1-1, 3.
78 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 15 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Braves -120, Twins +100; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves take on the Minnesota Twins after Alex Verdugo's four-hit game on Saturday. Atlanta is 7-13 overall and 5-2 at home.
The Braves are ninth in MLB play with 24 total home runs, averaging 1.2 per game. Minnesota has gone 3-9 on the road and 7-14 overall.
The Twins have a 5-2 record in games when they scored at least five runs. The matchup Sunday is the third time these teams match up this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Ozhaino Jurdy Jiandro Albies has three doubles and four home runs for the Braves.
Austin Riley is 15-for-43 with a double, four home runs and eight RBI over the past 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 5-5, .250 batting average, 4.
30 ERA, outscored by four runs Twins: 4-6, .229 batting average, 3.27 ERA, outscored by one run INJURIES: Braves: Reynaldo Lopez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee), Ronald Jose (Blanco) Acuna: 10-Day IL (knee), Ignacio Alvarez: 10-Day IL (wrist) Twins: Willi Rafael Castro: day-to-day (oblique), Matt Wallner: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Pablo Lopez: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Royce Lewis: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Michael Tonkin: 15-Day IL (shoulder) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .
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