Yankees enter matchup with the Twins on losing streak

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Minnesota Twins (42-46, third in the AL Central) vs. New York Yankees (48-38, second in the AL East)

New York; Friday, 7:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Mike Paredes (0-1, 4.26 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 13 strikeouts); Yankees: Gerrit Cole (2-3, 4.06 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 34 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -188, Twins +153; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees come into a matchup against the Minnesota Twins as losers of seven in a row.

New York has a 22-18 record at home and a 48-38 record overall. The Yankees lead MLB play with 124 total home runs, averaging 1.4 per game.

Minnesota is 42-46 overall and 20-23 in road games. The Twins have the fifth-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .321.

Friday's game is the first time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ben Rice leads the Yankees with 23 home runs while slugging .561. Amed Rosario is 8 for 33 with three home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

Byron Buxton leads the Twins with 25 home runs while slugging .573. Trevor Larnach is 14 for 37 with six doubles and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 2-8, .162 batting average, 3.58 ERA, outscored by 25 runs

Twins: 5-5, .243 batting average, 4.80 ERA, outscored by six runs

INJURIES: Yankees: Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (leg), Ryan McMahon: 10-Day IL (throat), Max Fried: 15-Day IL (elbow), Trent Grisham: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Aaron Judge: 10-Day IL (rib), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Twins: Byron Buxton: day-to-day (hip), Anthony Banda: 15-Day IL (lat), Mick Abel: 15-Day IL (elbow), Garrett Acton: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cole Sands: 15-Day IL (forearm), Bailey Ober: 15-Day IL (elbow), David Festa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Jeffers: 10-Day IL (hand), 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.