{"id":856473,"date":"2026-09-22T10:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T10:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/856473\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T10:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T10:06:09","slug":"giants-face-the-twins-with-1-0-series-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/856473\/","title":{"rendered":"Giants face the Twins with 1-0 series lead"},"content":{"rendered":"

Minnesota Twins<\/a> (73-84, fourth in the AL Central) vs. San Francisco Giants<\/a> (65-92, fourth in the NL West)<\/p>\n

San Francisco; Tuesday, 9:45 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Taj Bradley<\/a> (11-6, 3.81 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 199 strikeouts); Giants: Anthony Molina<\/a> (3-1, 4.18 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 25 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Twins -135, Giants +111; over\/under is 7 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants face the Minnesota Twins with a 1-0 series lead.<\/p>\n

San Francisco has a 37-39 record at home and a 65-92 record overall. The Giants have the eighth-ranked team batting average in the NL at .247.<\/p>\n

Minnesota has a 73-84 record overall and a 33-46 record in road games. The Twins have a 50-18 record in games when they scored at least five runs.<\/p>\n

The teams meet Tuesday for the second time this season.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Drew Gilbert<\/a> has 14 doubles, three triples and 11 home runs for the Giants. Rafael Devers<\/a> is 7 for 23 with two doubles, four home runs and 10 RBI over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

Kody Clemens<\/a> leads the Twins with 55 extra base hits (22 doubles, seven triples and 26 home runs). Josh Bell<\/a> is 12 for 40 with two home runs and six RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Giants: 3-7, .233 batting average, 4.76 ERA, outscored by nine runs<\/p>\n

Twins: 4-6, .234 batting average, 3.72 ERA, outscored by 11 runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Giants: Blade Tidwell<\/a>: day-to-day (elbow), Jung Hoo Lee<\/a>: 10-Day IL (groin), Bryce Eldridge: 7-Day IL (head), Reiver Sanmartin: 15-Day IL (oblique), Rafael Devers: 60-Day IL (abdomen), Nate Furman<\/a>: 10-Day IL (oblique), Logan Webb: 15-Day IL (finger), J.T. Brubaker: 15-Day IL (ribs), Matt Gage<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Willy Adames<\/a>: 10-Day IL (elbow), Adrian Houser<\/a>: 60-Day IL (forearm), Jesus Rodriguez<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Keaton Winn<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Casey Schmitt<\/a>: 60-Day IL (leg), Carson Whisenhunt<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joel Peguero<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Harrison Bader<\/a>: 60-Day IL (plantar fasciitis), Daniel Susac<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee), Trevor McDonald<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Matt Chapman<\/a>: 60-Day IL (leg), Jose Butto<\/a>: 60-Day IL (arm), Hayden Birdsong<\/a>: 60-Day IL (forearm), Randy Rodriguez<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Rowan Wick<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

Twins: Byron Buxton<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hip), Trevor Larnach<\/a>: 10-Day IL (wrist), Kaelen Culpepper<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Mick Abel<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Paredes<\/a>: 60-Day IL (oblique), Cole Sands<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), David Festa<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony Banda<\/a>: 60-Day IL (lat), Pablo Lopez<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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