Diamondbacks and Twins meet with series tied 1-1

Minnesota Twins (44-36, second in the AL Central) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (39-41, third in the NL West)

Phoenix; Thursday, 3:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: David Festa (0-0); Diamondbacks: Jordan Montgomery (6-4, 5.43 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 44 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Twins -123, Diamondbacks +104; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Diamondbacks and Minnesota Twins play on Thursday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

Arizona has a 39-41 record overall and a 20-19 record in home games. The Diamondbacks have the ninth-best team batting average in MLB play at .249.

Minnesota is 21-20 on the road and 44-36 overall. The Twins have gone 28-13 in games when they record at least eight hits.

The teams square off Thursday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ketel Marte has 16 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 46 RBI for the Diamondbacks. Christian Walker is 10-for-42 with three doubles, two home runs and four RBI over the past 10 games.

Carlos Correa leads the Twins with a .306 batting average, and has 15 doubles, two triples, eight home runs, 25 walks and 37 RBI. Willi Castro is 15-for-40 with two home runs and eight RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Diamondbacks: 5-5, .246 batting average, 5.17 ERA, outscored by 11 runs

Twins: 6-4, .301 batting average, 3.90 ERA, outscored opponents by 18 runs

INJURIES: Diamondbacks: Gabriel Moreno: 10-Day IL (thumb), Blake Walston: 15-Day IL (elbow), Zac Gallen: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Merrill Kelly: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kyle Nelson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Miguel Castro: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Eduardo Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alek Thomas: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Drey Jameson: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Twins: Chris Paddack: 15-Day IL (arm), Alex Kirilloff: 10-Day IL (back), Justin Topa: 60-Day IL (knee), Brock Stewart: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Daniel Duarte: 60-Day IL (tricep), Zack Weiss: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony DeSclafani: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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