Twins vs. Dodgers: MLB ERA leader Sonny Gray looks to go 5-0 in afternoon series-ender

The teams split the first two games of the interleague series as the Twins snapped an eight-game losing streak at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday night.

May 17, 2023 at 5:37PM
Twins right fielder Joey Gallo reached out to hand a fan a ball before Tuesday night’s game in Los Angeles. (Ashley Landis, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

LOS ANGELES — Sonny Gray is the major league leader in ERA and will be on the mound today as the Twins and Dodgers play the rubber game of their series at 2:10 p.m. (BSN) at Dodger Stadium.

Gray is 4-0 with a 1.39 ERA. Dustin May (4-1, 2.68) will start for Los Angeles.

The Twins won 5-1 on Tuesday night after dropping Monday's opener 9-8 in 12 innings.

The victory was the first for the Twins at Dodger Stadium since June 11, 2005 (6,549 days). They had lost eight in a row at Chavez Ravine.

TWINS LINEUP

Joey Gallo, RF

Alex Kirilloff, 1B

Carlos Correa, SS

Byron Buxton, DH

Jorge Polanco, 2B

Trevor Larnach, LF

Nick Gordon, CF

Willi Castro, 3B

Christian Vázquez, C

DODGERS LINEUP

Mookie Betts, RF

Freddie Freeman, 1B

Will Smith, C

Max Muncy, 3B

Jason Heyward, DH

Miguel Vargas, 2B

James Outman, CF

Chris Taylor, SS

Trayce Thompson, LF

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Phil Miller has covered the Twins for the Star Tribune since 2013. Previously, he covered the University of Minnesota football team, and from 2007-09, he covered the Twins for the Pioneer Press.

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