The Minnesota Twins and Los Angeles Angels will wrap up their series on Sunday at Angel Stadium. First pitch is at 1:07 p.m. PT.
Minnesota (24-21 SU and 24-21 RL) is starting right-hander Pablo López tomorrow afternoon. The 27-year-old is 2-2 with a 4.00 ERA and 1.07 WHIP in nine outings this year.
Los Angeles (24-22 SU and 23-23 RL) is countering with ace Shohei Ohtani on Sunday. The 28-year-old righty is 5-1 with a 3.23 ERA and 0.91 WHIP in nine starts this season.
The Angels are -145 moneyline favorites and the game total is 7.5.
The Twins have lost three of four games so far in Los Angeles after winning consecutive series against San Diego and the Chicago Cubs. Minny leads the AL Central by 2.5 games.
Minnesota averages 4.69 runs (11th) and hits .230 (26th) with a .714 OPS (16th). It's hit 61 long balls (7th) and stolen 16 bases (29th) in 2023. The Twins' pitching staff has compiled a 3.44 ERA (3rd) and a 1.17 WHIP (2nd) with a league-leading 23 quality starts.
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— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) May 20, 2023
López gets the start for Minnesota in the series finale. He didn't have his best stuff in his last outing, surrendering five runs on five hits, including three homers, in 4.2 innings versus the Los Angeles Dodgers. He only gave up three combined runs in his previous two starts (13.1 IP) versus the Chicago White Sox and San Diego. López has a 66:14 K:BB ratio in 2023.