PREVIEW Starts 9:38 PM ET · Angel Stadium
September 17, 2026 · AL West

Minnesota Twins at Los Angeles Angels

September 17, 20269:38 PM ETAngel Stadium
AWAY
Minnesota Twins
57-59
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HOME
Los Angeles Angels
44-71

Lineups

Lineups are usually announced ~90 minutes before first pitch. Check back soon.

Hitter season stats

Season-to-date lines for each hitter in the projected lineup, with a Marcel projection (Proj OPS). Season columns are 2026 to date; Proj is a forward-looking estimate, not a result.

AWAY · MIN Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Brooks Lee 3B · S .240 .298 .414 .712 16 60 73 .722
2 Josh Bell DH · S .246 .307 .413 .720 14 65 97 .716
3 Kody Clemens 1B · L .234 .290 .468 .758 19 53 91 .715
4 Luke Keaschall 2B · R .263 .354 .360 .714 6 33 63 .753
5 Trevor Larnach LF · L .281 .370 .449 .819 10 41 63 .725
6 Royce Lewis 3B · R .233 .310 .425 .735 13 38 80 .732
7 Victor Caratini C · S .226 .312 .338 .650 7 37 63 .715
8 Austin Martin RF · R .236 .350 .312 .662 2 21 56 .727
9 Ryan Jeffers C · R .281 .382 .503 .885 10 36 34 .731
HOME · LAA Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Zach Neto SS · R .230 .317 .426 .743 20 50 160 .750
2 Nolan Schanuel 1B · L .273 .343 .384 .727 6 38 55 .744
3 Mike Trout CF · R .239 .384 .441 .825 18 40 110 .731
4 Oswald Peraza 2B · R .233 .279 .362 .641 7 24 89 .708
5 Vaughn Grissom 2B · R .261 .325 .407 .732 7 47 46 .727
6 Josh Lowe LF · L .201 .259 .347 .606 8 22 59 .723
7 Moisés Ballesteros C · L .228 .296 .371 .667 6 23 38 .753
8 Wade Meckler LF · L .310 .377 .424 .801 3 20 38 .730
9 Denzer Guzman 3B · R .231 .285 .361 .646 5 16 40 .748

Manager comparison

AWAY · MIN
Derek Shelton
Lineup 2.5 R Bunts 0.8 R IBBs 1.9 R
HOME · LAA
Kurt Suzuki
Lineup 2.4 R Bunts 1.7 R IBBs 4.0 R

Bullpen availability

AWAY · MIN
  • Available 6
  • Limited 2
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0
HOME · LAA
  • Available 5
  • Limited 2
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 1

Recent form

AWAY · MIN
5-5 W1 -5 run diff
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HOME · LAA
3-7 W1 -10 run diff
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Season series: 2-1 with MIN listed first across 3 prior meetings.

Pitching & bullpen preview

Probable starters and each bullpen's availability load in the sections above — the Twins and Angels staffs going in.

Once the game ends, a full pitching and bullpen breakdown appears here: starter lines, the relief sequence and each arm's role, pitch counts, and where the game turned.

Keep reading

How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

Read the full methodology.