The Minnesota Twins head to Angel Stadium on Sunday for a 4:07 p.m. ET meeting with the Los Angeles Angels, with both clubs bringing very different numbers into the matchup.
Minnesota enters at 72-82, while Los Angeles sits at 59-95. Fans can watch the game on Fubo, and the radio call will air on 830 WCCO.
On the mound, the Angels are set to start right-hander Ryan Johnson, who has made 17 starts and is 5-8 with a 4.88 ERA, a 1.339 WHIP and 7.0 strikeouts per nine innings. The Twins will counter with right-hander Dean Kremer, who has 15 starts, a 3-5 record, a 5.35 ERA, a 1.241 WHIP and 8.6 strikeouts per nine.
The contrast at the plate is just as clear. Los Angeles has hit the fewest home runs in MLB with 146, and its .233 batting average ranks 28th. The Angels also have scored the fewest runs in baseball at 619, an average of 4.0 per game.
Minnesota’s offense has been more productive. The Twins have launched 178 homers, good for 15th in the majors, and they rank 15th with a .243 team batting average. They’ve also scored 699 runs, which is 11th-most in the league at 4.5 per game.
For the Angels, Zach Neto leads the way with 26 home runs and 74 RBI while hitting .240. Mike Trout has 21 homers and 53 RBI, and Vaughn Grissom has chipped in 11 home runs and 65 RBI. Wade Meckler enters with a .295 average, and Moisés Ballesteros has nine home runs.
Minnesota’s key bats include Brooks Lee, who has 23 home runs and 81 RBI, and Josh Bell, who has 20 homers and 89 RBI. Kody Clemens has also been a power source with 26 home runs, while Luke Keaschall has hit .279 and Ryan Jeffers owns a .259 average with 14 home runs.
After Sunday’s game, the Angels continue their stretch with road games at the Athletics and Mariners, while the Twins move on to San Francisco for a series against the Giants before returning home to face the Rangers.
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