April 23, 2026 11:15 am EDT

The Minnesota Twins will look to Byron Buxton, riding a two-game homer streak, versus the New York Mets at 7:10 p.m. ET on Thursday, at Citi Field. Joe Ryan (2-2, 3.29 ERA) will start for the Twins, who are 12-12 this season and third in the AL Central. Christian Scott (0-0, 0.00 ERA) is starting for the Mets, who are 8-16 and fourth in the NL East.

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Injury reportsTwins

Cody Laweryson: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Mick Abel: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Travis Adams: 15 Day IL (Tricep), Pablo Lopez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), David Festa: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)

Mets

Jorge Polanco: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Jared Young: 10 Day IL (Knee), A.J. Minter: 15 Day IL (Lat), Joey Gerber: 15 Day IL (Finger), Dedniel Nunez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Tylor Megill: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Justin Hagenman: 60 Day IL (Rib), Reed Garrett: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Francisco Lindor: day-to-day (Calf)

Stats to know

  • Minnesota’s Josh Bell is slashing .253/.344/.422 this season with three home runs, 15 RBIs and an OPS of .765. He has an 18.8% strikeout rate and an 11.5% walk rate in 96 plate appearances, and he has scored 17 total runs.
  • In 70 plate appearances, Ryan Jeffers has hit two long balls, tallied 12 RBIs and scored 11 runs. He is batting .263/.391/.439 and has posted an 18.6% strikeout rate and a 15.7% walk rate.
  • Francisco Lindor has hit two home runs this season. He has also tallied five RBIs and has scored 14 runs. In 105 plate appearances, he has recorded a .226 BA, .314 OBP and .355 SLG with a 10.5% walk rate and an 18.1% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording two steals on three attempts.
  • In 90 plate appearances, Luis Robert has slashed .231/.333/.333 this season. He has hit two long balls and driven in seven runs with a strikeout rate of 18.9% and a walk rate of 13.3%. He has stolen two bases on four attempts and has scored nine runs.

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