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Houston Astros (18-13 Rickey Henderson Jersey , first in the AL West) vs. olis; Thursday, 1 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Brad Peacock (2-1, 3.67 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 24 strikeouts) Twins: Jose Berrios (2-1, 2.98 ERA, .97 WHIP, 41 strikeouts)Article continues below ...LINE: Astros favored by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 8 runsBOTTOM LINE: Either Houston or Minnesota will take home a series victory with a win.The Twins are 10-5 on their home turf. Minnesota has slugged .493 http://www.padresfanproshop.com/authentic-brad-hand-jersey , good for first in the majors. Jorge Polanco leads the club with a .606 slugging percentage, including 16 extra-base hits and five home runs.The Astros are 8-10 on the road. Houston’s team on-base percentage of .343 is third in the league. Alex Bregman leads the team with an OBP of .397. The Twins won the last meeting 6-2. Martin Perez earned his fourth victory and Jonathan Schoop went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs for Minnesota. Collin McHugh registered his third loss for Houston.TOP PERFORMERS: Eddie Rosario leads the Twins with 11 home runs and is batting .231. Max Kepler is 11-for-36 with three doubles, four home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games for Minnesota.Jose Altuve leads the Astros with nine home runs home runs and is slugging .521. Carlos Correa is 14-for-39 with three doubles, three home runs and nine RBIs over the last 10 games for Houston.LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 7-3, .219 batting average, 3.78 ERA, outscored opponents by two runsAstros: 5-5, .254 batting average, 3.24 ERA Cory Spangenberg Jersey , outscored opponents by 14 runsTwins Injuries: Addison Reed: 10-day IL (thumb), Miguel Sano: 10-day IL (heel), Willians Astudillo: 10-day IL (hamstring).Astros Injuries: Joe Smith: 10-day IL (achilles), Lance McCullers Jr.: 10-day IL (elbow). KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A game between the Kansas City Royals and Cleveland Indians was delayed 30 minutes Friday night after a pipe burst near Kauffman Stadium’s iconic outfield fountains, causing flooding on the right field warning track.Water began leaking onto the field in the top of the fourth inning. Relievers in the Royals bullpen yelled to alert stadium officials to the problem, triggering the stoppage.As maintenance personnel worked to stop the flow of water, more than a dozen grounds crew members armed with squeegees wicked water from the warning track as it poured from under the fence. They created a sandbag barrier to keep standing water from reaching the outfield grass.The Royals led 3-2 at the time of the delay thanks to All-Star catcher Salvador Perez’s 454-foot, opposite-field home run in the first inning Eric Hosmer Jersey , a drive that landed in the fountains.Perez promised a wheelchair-bound fan, Colin Couch, that he would hit a home run after meeting him on the field before the game, according to the team’s Twitter page and broadcaster Steve Physioc.Perez, a six-time All-Star and four-time Gold Glove Award winner, who is going by the name “El Nino” on the back of his jersey for players’ weekend — delivered in his first at-bat.