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Compiled by Ken Chia

KNOW THIS

For as rough as a ride it's been for Lance Lynn with the Twins, he is 4-0 with a 1.82 ERA in his four starts against AL Central opponents, beating each team once.

WATCH THIS

Not sure why NBC continues to put Stanley Cup Final games on cable instead of over the air, as it did for Games 2 and 3. But for the rest of the way, the series returns to the Peacock, starting with Game 4 in Washington (7 p.m., Ch. 11).

RANDOM FANDOM

"Remember, there are some pretty good QBs in our division and around the league that didn't make the playoffs. Everything has to fall in place, especially avoiding injuries."

"witljon" on the Vikings at startribune.com.

TWEETED

"For variety, would like to see Serena beat Maria while reading a book to her baby and never actually looking directly at the ball, might even go three sets"

— Holly Anderson, on Monday's French Open match between Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova. Williams has won 19 of 21 meetings.

@HollyAnderson