Pat Dean (1-2, 4.15 ERA) and Adam Conley (3-3, 3.72 ERA) take the hill in the first of a three-game series between the Minnesota Twins (16-40) and the Miami Marlins (30-27) at Target Field. Action begins at 8:10 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Jun. 7 and can be seen on FSN and FSFL.
Dean pitched 5.0 innings in his last outing, surrendering four runs, striking out three and walking two in a 5-1 defeat to the Athletics. Eduardo Nunez (.335, 27 Rs, 7 HRs, 22 RBIs, 12 SBs) continued his strong play Sunday, going 2 for 4 with two runs, one home run, one RBI, and one stolen base. Conley went 6.0 innings, surrendering zero runs, striking out nine and walking three in a 3-2 win over the Pirates in his most recent start. Christian Yelich (.328, 26 Rs, 5 HRs, 24 RBIs, 3 SBs) went 1 for 3 Sunday.
Notes
After last game’s shutout win against New York, the Marlins now have three shutouts this season. The Twins have been shut out in three games this season.
The Twins managed to give up five walks in their last game. They’ll have to pick it up against the Marlins who are coming in with a 6-3 record against opponents who give up that many walks or more.
When they are outhit, the Twins are 5-30. The Marlins have a 4-19 record when opponents outhit them.
Both falling near the bottom of the league based on total home runs this season, Minnesota ranks 21st with 57 homers and Miami is 27th with 48.
Ranking 23rd, Miami is near the bottom of the league in walks, notching 161 this season. Minnesota ranks in the bottom half at 18th with 171.
The Twins are 14-21 in games where they hit one or more home runs. The Marlins are 21-13 when they hit at least one homer.
