Where they stand
Yankees: 31-29, fourth in the AL East
Twins: 24-35, fourh in the AL Central
Recent struggles
Yankees: Swept at home by the Red Sox for the first time since 2011 over the weekend.
Twins: Lost four in a row, including two to the Orioles, before taking final two game of Royals series.
Struggling sluggers
Yankees: Giancarlo Stanton is 2-for-24 with 12 strikeouts in his return from a quadriceps injury.
Twins: Miguel Sano leads the team with 11 homers but is batting .161 and has struck out 67 times.
Missing in action
Yankees: P Zack Britton, P Corey Kluber, 1B Luke Voit, OF Aaron Hicks.
Twins: OF Byron Buxton, P Kenta Maeda, OF Max Kepler, C Mitch Garver, IF-OF Luis Arraez.
