Twins and Mets meet to determine series winner

By Canadian Press on April 16, 2025.

New York Mets (11-6, first in the NL East) vs. Minnesota Twins (6-12, fourth in the AL Central)

Minneapolis; Wednesday, 1:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Griffin Canning (1-1, 4.20 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 13 strikeouts); Twins: David Festa (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.86 WHIP, four strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Twins -117, Mets -102; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Both the Minnesota Twins and the New York Mets are looking for a series win with a victory on Wednesday.

Minnesota has a 6-12 record overall and a 3-5 record at home. The Twins are 5-2 in games when they scored five or more runs.

New York has an 11-6 record overall and a 6-5 record in road games. The Mets are 7-1 in games when they out-hit their opponents.

The matchup Wednesday is the third time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ty France has three doubles and two home runs for the Twins. Matt Wallner is 11-for-32 with two doubles, a triple and a home run over the last 10 games.

Pete Alonso has seven doubles and five home runs for the Mets. Francisco Lindor is 11-for-42 with three doubles, a home run and four RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 3-7, .237 batting average, 3.07 ERA, outscored by four runs

Mets: 7-3, .234 batting average, 2.56 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs

INJURIES: Twins: Carlos Correa: day-to-day (wrist), Matt Wallner: day-to-day (hamstring), Christian Vazquez: day-to-day (hand), Pablo Lopez: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Brock Stewart: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Royce Lewis: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Michael Tonkin: 15-Day IL (shoulder)

Mets: Griffin Canning: day-to-day (illness), Jose Siri: day-to-day (shin), Paul Blackburn: 15-Day IL (knee), Francisco Alvarez: 10-Day IL (wrist), Ronny Mauricio: 10-Day IL (knee), Jeff McNeil: 10-Day IL (oblique), Sean Manaea: 15-Day IL (oblique), Frankie Montas: 15-Day IL (lat), Nick Madrigal: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Drew Smith: 60-Day IL (elbow), Christian Scott: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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