Minnesota Twins (3-6) vs. Kansas City Royals (4-5)
Kansas City, Missouri; Monday, 7:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Simeon Woods Richardson (0-0, 4.50 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, five strikeouts); Royals: Michael Lorenzen (0-1, 5.06 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, seven strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -122, Twins +101; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins take on the Kansas City Royals after Matt Wallner's four-hit game on Sunday.
Kansas City went 86-76 overall and 45-36 at home last season. The Royals averaged 8.3 hits per game in the 2024 season with 2.9 extra base hits per game.
Minnesota went 82-80 overall and 39-42 on the road last season. The Twins averaged 8.3 hits per game last season while batting a collective .246.
INJURIES: Royals: Dairon Blanco: 10-Day IL (achilles), Kyle Wright: 15-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 15-Day IL (elbow), Alec Marsh: 15-Day IL (shoulder)
Twins: Brock Stewart: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Brooks Lee: 10-Day IL (back), Royce Lewis: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Michael Tonkin: 15-Day IL (shoulder)
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