NEW YORK (Interstat) — The Minnesota Twins and New York Yankees open a three-game series Friday at Yankee Stadium II, with right-handers Taj Bradley and Will Warren taking the mound. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. under 95-degree heat and cloudy skies. Bradley (5-2, 3.21 ERA) has been on a remarkable run for the Twins (42-46). He enters having won four consecutive starts, including a dominant outing Wednesday at Houston, where he pitched five innings, allowed one earned run and struck out 11 in an 8-3 victory. In that game, Trevor Larnach went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and Kody Clemens hit a home run and drove in three. Over his past five starts, Bradley has struck out 32 batters in 28 innings while surrendering just 22 hits and nine earned runs. He last faced the Yankees in 2024, posting six strikeouts over six innings in a no-decision. Warren (3-6, 4.50 ERA) will try to snap a personal three-game losing streak for the Yankees (48-38), who have dropped six straight overall after a 1-5 road trip through Detroit and Boston. In his most recent outing Wednesday against the Tigers, Warren pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing two earned runs on five hits with seven strikeouts. The bullpen held Detroit scoreless over the next three innings, but the Yankees lost 6-2 in 11 innings. New York has struggled offensively during its skid, scoring three runs or fewer in four of the six losses. The Yankees are 4-6 in their past 10 games. Minnesota won three of four in Houston and took two of three from Colorado. The Twins are 6-4 in their past 10 games. The Yankees have been installed as a pregame favorite at minus-1.5. The over/under is 9.5 runs. The Interstat game simulator projects a 5-2 Twins victory. Friday’s game begins a stretch of six home games for New York, which will host the Twins through Sunday before traveling to Tampa Bay for a four-game series. Minnesota plays three at Yankee Stadium before returning home for a six-game homestand against Cleveland and the Los Angeles Angels.