Overview

• First pitch for tonight’s opener is set for 7:05 p.m. EDT at Yankee Stadium, with Yankees’ Will Warren (6-5, 4.44 ERA) facing Twins’ Zebby Matthews (3-3, 5.17 ERA).
• New York is 62-56 overall and 35-24 at home but has posted a 2-7 record since the trade deadline, sliding from a mid-June division lead.
• Minnesota enters at 56-61 overall and 24-36 on the road after back-to-back series wins in Detroit and Kansas City and Sunday’s walkoff homer by Ryan Fitzgerald.
• Luke Keaschall earned American League Player of the Week honors following a breakout stretch that has solidified his role in the Minnesota lineup.
• Both clubs list multiple position players and pitchers on the injured list, shaping today’s lineups and bullpen options.