Royals play the Twins leading series 1-0

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Minnesota Twins (1-3) vs. Kansas City Royals (2-2)

Kansas City, Missouri; Wednesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Joe Ryan (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.56 WHIP, seven strikeouts); Royals: Noah Cameron (0-0)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Twins -121, Royals +101; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals face the Minnesota Twins, leading the series 1-0.

Kansas City went 82-80 overall and 43-38 at home a season ago. The Royals pitching staff had a collective 3.74 ERA while averaging 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings in the 2025 season.

Minnesota had a 70-92 record overall and a 32-49 record on the road last season. The Twins pitching staff averaged 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings while giving up 4.8 runs per game in the 2025 season.

INJURIES: Royals: Stephen Kolek: 15-Day IL (oblique), James McArthur: 15-Day IL (elbow), Michael Massey: 10-Day IL (calf), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Twins: David Festa: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Travis Adams: 15-Day IL (tricep), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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