Minnesota Twins (56-57, third in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (46-67, fifth in the AL Central)
Kansas City, Missouri; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Joe Ryan (6-7, 3.96 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 135 strikeouts); Royals: Randy Dobnak (1-0, 1.04 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 14 strikeouts)
LINE: Twins -149, Royals +125; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals come into a matchup against the Minnesota Twins as losers of four in a row.
Kansas City is 46-67 overall and 26-27 in home games. The Royals have the third-ranked team batting average in the AL at .245.
Minnesota is 56-57 overall and 26-30 in road games. The Twins have gone 30-10 in games when they did not give up a home run.
The matchup Tuesday is the 11th meeting between these teams this season. The Royals have a 6-4 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Luke Keaschall has a .263 batting average to lead the Twins, and has 15 doubles, a triple and six home runs. Ryan Jeffers is 11 for 38 with two home runs and five RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 3-7, .219 batting average, 4.32 ERA, outscored by 13 runs
Twins: 6-4, .213 batting average, 3.25 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs
INJURIES: Royals: Connor Seabold: 60-Day IL (lat), Bobby Witt Jr.: 10-Day IL (back), Luinder Avila: 15-Day IL (forearm), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Maikel Garcia: 10-Day IL (hand), Vinnie Pasquantino: 10-Day IL (wrist), Beck Way: 15-Day IL (back), Carlos Estevez: 60-Day IL (foot), Stephen Kolek: 60-Day IL (flexor), Nick Mears: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cole Ragans: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan India: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)