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.

Key stats

Yankees: After scoring an AL-best 5.25 runs per game in last year's 60-game season, the Yankees averaged just 3.72 runs in their first 60 games of this season.

Twins: The pitching staff is 26th in the majors in ERA (4.76), 28th in home runs allowed (83) and 28th in strikeouts (484). They have committed 38 errors and are 12-17 at home.