Twins bring road skid into matchup against the Rays

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Minnesota Twins (12-14, third in the AL Central) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (14-11, second in the AL East)

St. Petersburg, Florida; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Bailey Ober (2-0, 4.15 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 24 strikeouts); Rays: Shane McClanahan (1-2, 5.00 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 18 strikeouts)

LINE: Rays -134, Twins +113; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins will look to stop a three-game road losing streak when they visit the Tampa Bay Rays.

Tampa Bay has a 14-11 record overall and a 6-4 record in home games. The Rays are 12-3 in games when they scored at least five runs.

Minnesota is 12-14 overall and 5-8 in road games. The Twins have hit 32 total home runs to rank ninth in the majors.

The matchup Saturday is the fifth time these teams meet this season. The Rays hold a 3-1 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Junior Caminero leads the Rays with eight home runs while slugging .540. Jonathan Aranda is 8 for 29 with three home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

Josh Bell has five doubles and three home runs for the Twins. Byron Buxton is 12 for 46 with a double and five home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 6-4, .249 batting average, 4.60 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs

Twins: 3-7, .243 batting average, 4.30 ERA, outscored by one run

INJURIES: Rays: Jake Fraley: day-to-day (leg), Edwin Uceta: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Gavin Lux: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Garrett Cleavinger: 15-Day IL (calf), Joe Boyle: 15-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Pepiot: 60-Day IL (hip), Steven Wilson: 60-Day IL (back), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mason Englert: 15-Day IL (forearm), Michael Grove: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Twins: David Festa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Laweryson: 15-Day IL (forearm), Travis Adams: 15-Day IL (tricep), Mick Abel: 15-Day IL (elbow), 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.