Kansas City Royals (15-28, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Minnesota Twins (27-18, first in the AL Central) Minneapolis; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Brad Keller (1-4, 3.20 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 29 strikeouts); Twins: Bailey Ober (1-1, 2.55 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 20 strikeouts) FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Twins -183, Royals +156; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals play the Minnesota Twins leading the series 1-0.
Whit Merrifield drove in two runs with a double and scored on Bobby Witt Jr.’s double, as the Kansas City Royals rallied for three runs in the eighth inning and beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2 Thursday night. Josh Staumont (2-1) worked a scoreless inning and picked up the win. Scott Barlow escaped a bases-loaded jam in the eighth and stranded two on base in the ninth to earn his fifth save as the Royals snapped a seven-game losing streak.
Salvador Perez appears to be ahead of schedule in healing from a thumb sprain. What might that mean for rookie MJ Melendez?
No | Player | Pos |
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58 | P | |
57 | P | |
59 | P | |
45 | P | |
65 | P | |
24 | P | |
23 | P | |
49 | P | |
56 | P | |
52 | P | |
38 | P | |
46 | P | |
51 | P | |
40 | P | |
67 | P | |
63 | P | |
53 | P |
No | Player | Pos |
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36 | C | |
1 | C | |
13 | C | |
48 | C |
No | Player | Pos |
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17 | 3B | |
8 | 2B | |
15 | 2B | |
27 | SS | |
66 | 1B | |
26 | 3B | |
41 | 1B | |
7 | SS |
No | Player | Pos |
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16 | LF | |
44 | LF | |
75 | LF | |
28 | RF | |
14 | CF | |
2 | CF |