NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 13: Luis Severino #40 of the New York Yankees tries to pick off Kevin Kiermaier #39 of the Tampa Bay Rays at first base on April 13, 2017 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
The New York Yankees will visit the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night, and here is what you need to know.
This will be the finale of a three-game series. The Yankees (90-55, .621) won the opener 7-2 on Monday, but the Twins (66-78, .458) took Tuesday’s game 10-5.
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Luis Severino (17-7, 3.52 ERA) will start for New York against fellow right-hander Jake Odorizzi (5-10, 4.57 ERA). Severino boasts 202 strikeouts this year, while Odorizzi has struck out 148 batters.
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The Yankees are nine games behind the Boston Red Sox (99-46, .683), who continue to hold the best record in MLB. Minnesota is second in the AL Central, 15.5 games behind the first-place Cleveland Indians (82-63).
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Wednesday’s game at Target Field will start at 8:10 p.m. EST and will air on YES.
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