Twins face the Royals leading series 1-0

Kansas City Royals (34-21, second in the AL Central) vs. Minnesota Twins (29-24, third in the AL Central) Minneapolis; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Cole Ragans (4-3, 3.34 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 76 strikeouts); Twins: Simeon Woods Richardson (1-0, 2.57 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 26 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Royals -123, Twins +104; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins host the Kansas City Royals with a 1-0 series lead. Minnesota is 14-12 in home games and 29-24 overall. The Twins have an 18-6 record in games when they record at least eight hits. Kansas City is 13-13 on the road and 34-21 overall. The Royals are 23-9 in games when they record eight or more hits.