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Kansas City Royals<\/a> (58-59, third in the AL Central) vs. Minnesota Twins<\/a> (55-61, fourth in the AL Central)<\/p>\n Minneapolis; Sunday, 1:05 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Ryan Bergert<\/a> (1-1, 2.83 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 36 strikeouts); Twins: Jose Urena<\/a> (0-0, 5.24 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 13 strikeouts)<\/p>\n BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -120, Twins +100; over\/under is 9 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n BOTTOM LINE: Both the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday.<\/p>\n Minnesota is 31-25 in home games and 55-61 overall. The Twins are 27-10 in games when they hit two or more home runs.<\/p>\n Kansas City has a 30-31 record in road games and a 58-59 record overall. The Royals have gone 26-5 in games when they scored at least five runs.<\/p>\n Sunday’s game is the 10th time these teams square off this season. The Royals have a 5-4 advantage in the season series.<\/p>\n TOP PERFORMERS:<\/p>\n Salvador Perez<\/a> leads the Royals with 20 home runs while slugging .451. Bobby Witt Jr. is 9 for 39 with two home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 4-6, .249 batting average, 5.01 ERA, outscored by eight runs<\/p>\n Royals: 6-4, .243 batting average, 4.30 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs<\/p>\n INJURIES: Twins: Christian Vazquez: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Simeon Woods Richardson<\/a>: 15-Day IL (illness), Byron Buxton<\/a>: 10-Day IL (side soreness), Anthony Misiewicz<\/a>: 15-Day IL (shoulder), David Festa<\/a>: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Pablo Lopez<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder)<\/p>\n Royals: Steven Cruz<\/a>: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Kris Bubic<\/a>: 60-Day IL (rotator cuff), Jac Caglianone<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Michael Lorenzen<\/a>: 15-Day IL (oblique), Cole Ragans<\/a>: 60-Day IL (rotator cuff), Mark Canha<\/a>: 10-Day IL (elbow), Michael Massey<\/a>: 10-Day IL (ankle), Alec Marsh<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n recommended\n <\/p>\n
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