Twins bring 1-0 series advantage over Rangers into game 2

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Minnesota Twins (34-40, third in the AL Central) vs. Texas Rangers (35-37, third in the AL West)

Arlington, Texas; Tuesday, 8:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Zebby Matthews (2-4, 5.20 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 30 strikeouts); Rangers: Kumar Rocker (2-5, 3.56 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 52 strikeouts)

LINE: Rangers -139, Twins +115; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins lead 1-0 in a three-game series with the Texas Rangers.

Texas has a 17-15 record in home games and a 35-37 record overall. The Rangers have gone 26-4 in games when they scored at least five runs.

Minnesota has gone 14-21 in road games and 34-40 overall. The Twins have a 21-8 record in games when they did not give up a home run.

The teams play Tuesday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brandon Nimmo has 15 doubles, two triples and seven home runs for the Rangers. Jake Burger is 11 for 33 with two doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.

Byron Buxton has 13 doubles, a triple and 23 home runs while hitting .276 for the Twins. Royce Lewis is 11 for 32 with two doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 5-5, .259 batting average, 4.19 ERA, outscored by five runs

Twins: 5-5, .253 batting average, 6.03 ERA, outscored by 14 runs

INJURIES: Rangers: Corey Seager: day-to-day (concussion), Michael Helman: 10-Day IL (hand), Evan Carter: 10-Day IL (oblique), Carter Baumler: 60-Day IL (ribs), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jalen Beeks: 10-Day IL (back), Danny Jansen: 10-Day IL (forearm), Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Robert Garcia: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Twins: Cole Sands: 15-Day IL (forearm), Mick Abel: 15-Day IL (elbow), Bailey Ober: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kendry Rojas: 15-Day IL (elbow), David Festa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Garrett Acton: 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.