AP Sports Preview PITTSBURGH (Interstat) — The Minnesota Twins visit the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday afternoon at PNC Park in the second game of a three-game interleague series. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. EDT under cloudy skies with a temperature of 77 degrees. Minnesota (27-31) sends right-hander Bailey Ober (6-2, 3.18 ERA) to the mound. The Pirates (30-28) counter with right-hander Mitch Keller (5-2, 3.45 ERA). Pittsburgh won the series opener 6-5 on Friday. The Twins dropped their second straight game Friday after losing two of three at Chicago. Pittsburgh snapped a three-game losing streak with its one-run victory, which featured strong relief work from Wilber Dotel and a two-run homer from Oneil Cruz. Players to watch Twins reliever Eric Orze has been effective in recent outings. Over his past seven appearances, the right-hander has allowed one earned run in 9 1/3 innings with 11 strikeouts. Orze threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings Friday, allowing one hit and striking out three. Pirates reliever Wilber Dotel has compiled six scoreless innings over his past two appearances. The right-hander earned the win Friday with three innings of one-hit relief, striking out four. Betting line Pittsburgh is a -1.5 favorite with an over/under of 8 runs. Interstat’s ELO system gives the Pirates a 56 percent probability to win, though the game simulator projects a 6-5 Twins victory. Trevor Larnach led Minnesota’s offense Friday, going 2 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs. Bryan Reynolds also homered for Pittsburgh. Saturday’s game marks the third of six straight road games for the Twins. Minnesota concludes the series Sunday before returning home to host the Chicago White Sox on Monday. The Pirates begin a six-game road trip Tuesday in Houston.