Royals host the Twins on home winning streak
By The Associated Press
Minnesota Twins (62-80, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (73-69, second in the AL Central)
Kansas City, Missouri; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Bailey Ober (4-7, 5.23 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 99 strikeouts); Royals: Michael Lorenzen (5-9, 4.54 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 105 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -135, Twins +114; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals host the Minnesota Twins aiming to continue a three-game home winning streak.
Kansas City is 73-69 overall and 40-34 at home. The Royals have a 47-15 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.
Minnesota has a 62-80 record overall and a 27-44 record in road games. The Twins have a 44-14 record in games when they scored at least five runs.
Sunday’s game is the 13th time these teams square off this season. The Royals are up 7-5 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bobby Witt Jr. has 41 doubles, five triples and 21 home runs for the Royals. Maikel Garcia is 9 for 38 with two doubles, three home runs and nine RBIs over the past 10 games.
Byron Buxton has 18 doubles, seven triples and 29 home runs while hitting .270 for the Twins. Luke Keaschall is 12 for 41 with two doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 6-4, .237 batting average, 3.00 ERA, outscored opponents by 13 runs
Twins: 2-8, .259 batting average, 7.03 ERA, outscored by 26 runs
INJURIES: Royals: Bobby Witt Jr.: day-to-day (back), Seth Lugo: 15-Day IL (back), Jonathan India: 10-Day IL (wrist), Bailey Falter: 15-Day IL (biceps), Hunter Harvey: 15-Day IL (abductor), Steven Cruz: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Kris Bubic: 60-Day IL (rotator cuff), Cole Ragans: 60-Day IL (rotator cuff), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Twins: Ryan Jeffers: day-to-day (head), Alan Roden: 60-Day IL (thumb), Christian Vazquez: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Anthony Misiewicz: 15-Day IL (shoulder), David Festa: 15-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
