Minnesota Twins (1-4) vs. Kansas City Royals (3-2)
Kansas City, Missouri; Thursday, 2:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Taj Bradley (0-0, 2.08 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, nine strikeouts); Royals: Cole Ragans (0-1, 9.00 ERA, 2.50 WHIP, five strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -158, Twins +133; over/under is 9 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals take on the Minnesota Twins after Kyle Isbel had four hits on Wednesday in a 13-9 win over the Twins.
Kansas City had an 82-80 record overall and a 43-38 record at home last season. 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 scored 4.2 runs per game while allowing 4.8 last season.
INJURIES: Royals: Carlos Estevez: 15-Day IL (foot), 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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