The Minnesota Twins will try to protect their home field Sunday afternoon when they host the Los Angeles Angels at 2:10 p.m. ET.
Minnesota enters at 46-49, while Los Angeles comes in at 38-57. The game will be available on TV and through streaming, and it can also be heard on 830 WCCO.
On the mound, the Twins are set to start Taj Bradley, a right-hander who has made 17 starts and is 8-3 with a 3.67 ERA. He’s averaging 5.2 innings per start, with a 1.223 WHIP and 10.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
The Angels will counter with José Soriano, also a right-hander. Soriano has logged 19 starts and is 8-5 with a 3.48 ERA. He’s also averaging 5.2 innings per start, with a 1.283 WHIP and 9.8 strikeouts per nine.
Minnesota’s offense has been built on power and production. The Twins rank ninth in the majors with 118 home runs, sit 10th with a .247 team batting average, and are seventh in scoring at 4.9 runs per game, with 462 total runs.
Los Angeles has been a little lighter in those categories. The Angels have 108 home runs, which ranks 17th in baseball, and their .240 batting average ranks 20th. They’ve scored 425 runs, good for 14th in the majors.
At the plate, Brooks Lee has been one of Minnesota’s most productive bats, hitting .253 with 14 home runs and 51 RBI in 89 games. Josh Bell has added 13 homers and 60 RBI, while Kody Clemens has supplied 16 home runs and 46 RBI. Trevor Larnach has hit .285 with six homers, and Luke Keaschall has reached base at a .344 clip.
For the Angels, Mike Trout leads the way with 18 home runs and a .388 on-base percentage in 76 games. Zach Neto has matched him with 19 homers and has driven in 45 runs, while Jo Adell has chipped in 13 home runs and 53 RBI. Nolan Schanuel has hit .269, and Vaughn Grissom has posted a .256 average with five home runs.
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