Minnesota Twins (41-46, third in the AL Central) vs. Houston Astros (43-45, third in the AL West)Houston; Wednesday, 8:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Taj Bradley (6-3, 3.98 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 91 strikeouts); Astros: Tatsuya Imai (5-3, 5.36 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 58 strikeouts)LINE: Astros -132, Twins +108; over/under is 8 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros and Minnesota Twins play on Wednesday with the winner claiming the three-game series.Houston has a 43-45 record overall and a 21-22 record at home. The Astros have the ninth-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .316.Minnesota has a 41-46 record overall and a 19-23 record in road games. The Twins have a 17-37 record in games when they have allowed at least one home run.Wednesday’s game is the sixth time these teams square off this season. The Twins have a 3-2 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Isaac Paredes has 16 doubles and 11 home runs for the Astros. Cam Smith is 7 for 34 with four home runs over the last 10 games.Byron Buxton leads the Twins with 25 home runs while slugging .573. Victor Caratini is 12 for 35 with three home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 7-3, .228 batting average, 3.56 ERA, outscored opponents by one runTwins: 5-5, .268 batting average, 5.50 ERA, outscored by three runsINJURIES: Astros: Jeremy Pena: 10-Day IL (calf), Braden Shewmake: 10-Day IL (groin), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (elbow), LaMonte Wade: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Lance McCullers: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Carlos Correa: 60-Day IL (ankle), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow)
