Los Angeles Angels (38-57, fifth in the AL West) vs. Minnesota Twins (46-49, third in the AL Central)Minneapolis; Saturday, 2:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Ryan Johnson (1-4, 6.99 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, 24 strikeouts); Twins: Joe Ryan (6-5, 3.36 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 122 strikeouts)LINE: Twins -162, Angels +133; over/under is 9 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Angels meet the Minnesota Twins with a 1-0 series lead.Minnesota has a 24-25 record in home games and a 46-49 record overall. The Twins have the seventh-best team slugging percentage in MLB play at .414.Los Angeles has a 38-57 record overall and a 17-32 record in road games. Angels hitters have a collective .315 on-base percentage, the ninth-ranked percentage in the AL.The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season.TOP PERFORMERS:Zach Neto leads the Angels with 19 home runs while slugging .459. Jo Adell is 9 for 35 with two home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 6-4, .246 batting average, 3.68 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs
Angels: 2-8, .243 batting average, 5.18 ERA, outscored by 15 runsINJURIES: Twins: Mick Abel: 60-Day IL (elbow), Garrett Acton: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Connor Prielipp: 15-Day IL (finger), Marco Raya: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Byron Buxton: 10-Day IL (hip), Anthony Banda: 15-Day IL (lat), Cole Sands: 15-Day IL (forearm), David Festa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (elbow)
