Overview

• The matchup begins a three-game set in Anaheim, with Minnesota at 63-80 (fourth AL Central) and Los Angeles at 67-76 (fourth AL West).
• The Twins have gone 12-23 since a July 30 selloff that included dealing Carlos Correa and Jhoan Duran, accelerating their fall from wild-card range.
• The Angels are 8-14 since their Aug. 13 sweep of the Dodgers and sit eight games back of a wild-card spot with 19 games remaining.
• Byron Buxton is day-to-day after a bruised left knee from a hit-by-pitch, a day he also logged his career-best 30th homer to join Kirby Puckett in the franchise’s 30-HR/20-SB club.
• Angels catcher Logan O’Hoppe underwent concussion testing after being struck under the chin, as Los Angeles set a franchise mark with five hit-by-pitches in its last game.