HOUSTON — Twins manager Rocco Baldelli wants his team to stop worrying, despite 10 losses in 12 games — including five in a row where they haven't homered, a skid that has dropped them four games behind AL Central-leading Cleveland.

The Twins will try to salvage the finale of a three-game series at Minute Maid Park tonight against the Astros (7:10 p.m., BSN). Chris Archer (2-6, 4.02 ERA) pitches for the Twins against Houston righthander Luis Garcia (10-8, 4.09).

"We just need to play baseball and not be worrying about the stresses [over] the fact that we haven't been playing well," Baldelli said after Wednesday's loss. "We have 40 games left on our schedule. Let's play the best possible baseball that we can [and] have zero cares about anything except playing the game."

The Astros have beaten the Twins in all five meetings this season, outscoring them 30-8.

Cleveland starts a series in Seattle today, and the White Sox are finishing a series in Baltimore.

TWINS LINEUP

Luis Arraez, DH

Carlos Correa, SS

Jorge Polanco, 2B

Jose Miranda, 1B

Nick Gordon, LF

Max Kepler, RF

Gio Urshela, 3B

Gary Sanchez, C

Gilberto Celestino, CF

ASTROS LINEUP

Jose Altuve, 2B

Yuli Gurriel, 1B

Yordan Alvarez, LF

Alex Bregman, 3B

Christian Vazquez, C

Trey Mancini, DH

Jeremy Pena, SS

Mauricio Dubon, RF

Jake Myers, CF