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Minnesota Twins (46-46, first in the AL Central) vs. Oakland Athletics (25-68, fifth in the AL West)

Oakland, California; Saturday, 7:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Pablo Lopez (5-5, 3.89 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 138 strikeouts); Athletics: Hogan Harris (2-3, 6.07 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 35 strikeouts)

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FILE - A farmer collects harvest in a field ten kilometers from the front line, around a crater left by a Russian rocket in the foreground, in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, July 4, 2022. Agreements that the U.N. and Turkey brokered with Ukraine and Russia to allow food and fertilizer to get from the warring nations to parts of the world where millions are going hungry have eased concerns over global food security. But they face increasing risks. Moscow has ramped up its rhetoric, saying it may not extend the deal that expires Monday July 17, 2023, unless its demands are met. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

Agreements that the United Nations and Turkey brokered with Ukraine and Russia to allow food and fertilizer to get from the warring nations to parts of the world where millions are going hungry have eased concerns over global food security.

Rescue workers search for people in houses collapsed folowing a landslide caused by heavy rain in Yecheon, South Korea, Saturday, July 15, 2023. (Gyeongbuk Fire Station Service Headquarters via Yonhap AP)

Two days of heavy rain in South Korea have killed at least seven people and left two others missing in landslides and floods.

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Twins -205, Athletics +172; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Oakland Athletics head into a matchup with the Minnesota Twins after losing five in a row.

Oakland has gone 12-33 in home games and 25-68 overall. The Athletics have gone 17-10 in games when they scored at least five runs.

Minnesota has gone 20-24 in road games and 46-46 overall. The Twins have a 31-4 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

The teams play Saturday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brent Rooker leads Oakland with 16 home runs while slugging .481. Seth Brown is 7-for-31 with two home runs and six RBI over the last 10 games.

Byron Buxton has 12 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 35 RBI while hitting .205 for the Twins. Carlos Correa is 13-for-39 with three doubles over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Athletics: 4-6, .248 batting average, 5.63 ERA, outscored by nine runs

Twins: 6-4, .250 batting average, 3.60 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

INJURIES: Athletics: Richard Lovelady: 15-Day IL (undisclosed), Manny Pina: 10-Day IL (undisclosed), Yacksel Rios: 60-Day IL (raynaud’s syndrome), Paul Blackburn: day-to-day (illness), Esteury Ruiz: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Carlos Perez: 10-Day IL (thumb), James Kaprielian: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Mason Miller: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ramon Laureano: 10-Day IL (hand), Zach Jackson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Drew Rucinski: 60-Day IL (illness), Kevin Smith: 10-Day IL (back), Dany Jimenez: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Twins: Jose Miranda: day-to-day (shoulder), Royce Lewis: 10-Day IL (oblique), Brock Stewart: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jose De Leon: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jorge Alcala: 60-Day IL (forearm), Jorge Polanco: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Caleb Thielbar: 15-Day IL (oblique), Nick Gordon: 60-Day IL (shin), Tyler Mahle: 60-Day IL (arm), Chris Paddack: 60-Day IL (elbow)