The Minnesota Twins head into Seattle on Sunday afternoon for a 4:10 p.m. ET matchup with the Mariners at T-Mobile Park.
Minnesota is 56-55, while Seattle sits at 53-58. The game will air on Mariners.TV and Twins.TV, and it can also be heard on 830 WCCO.
The scheduled pitching matchup for Aug. 2 features Logan Gilbert for Seattle and Connor Prielipp for Minnesota in the opener of the series on Aug. 1, while the Aug. 2 game itself is listed without starters in the source material.
Seattle’s lineup production has been led by Randy Arozarena, who has 106 hits in 378 at-bats with a .280 average, .375 on-base percentage and .447 slugging percentage, along with 13 home runs and 48 RBIs. Josh Naylor has 106 hits in 406 at-bats, while Cole Young has matched that hit total with 105 hits and 14 homers. Julio Rodríguez has added 16 home runs and 46 RBIs, and Dominic Canzone brings 18 homers and 49 RBIs to the mix.
For Minnesota, Brooks Lee tops the club in hits with 95 and has 16 home runs and 58 RBIs. Kody Clemens has been one of the team’s biggest power bats with 19 homers and 53 RBIs, while Josh Bell has driven in a team-high 63 runs. Luke Keaschall and Trevor Larnach round out the top group of hitters listed for the Twins.
Seattle’s upcoming schedule after this series includes games against the Tigers, Rays, Yankees, Astros, Brewers and Cubs, with several pitching matchups still listed as TBA.
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