ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Twins lost both their games at Dodger Stadium earlier this week and fell out of first place in the American League Central as a result.
They are looking to rebound when they play the first of three games against the Angels tonight at Angel Stadium.
Tyler Mahle (5-7, 4.49 ERA) will make his second start for the Twins since being acquired from Cincinnati. He'll face Patrick Sandoval (3-7, 4.31) as the Angels will use three lefthanded starters in the series.
The Twins are 11⁄2 games behind the Guardians entering play today and are also a game behind in the American League wild card race. Cleveland is in Toronto this weekend.
The Twins got Mahle at the deadline by trading minor leagues Spencer Steer, Christian Encarnacion-Strand and Steve Haijar to the Reds. Mahle is making his 21st start of the season; he's only pitched against the Angels once, losing in a five-inning start on June 25, 2019 here.
Angels star center fielder Mike Trout has a variety of injuries and will miss the series. Shohei Ohtani (10-7, 2.68) won't pitch during the series, but will be in the lineup as a DH; he has 25 home runs for the Halos.
Byron Buxton leads off and plays center for the Twins.
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