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Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) \u2013 The Minnesota Twins go for their third straight win tonight as they host the Kansas City Royals in the opener of a three-game series at Target Field. First pitch is scheduled for 6:40 p.m.<\/p>\n
Minnesota comes in riding a pair of wins over the Athletics to close out the weekend. The Twins took Saturday\u2019s game 2-0 behind a shutout effort on the mound, then piled on Sunday afternoon in an 11-8 win that was closer at the finish than it was through the middle innings.<\/p>\n
The Twins put up three runs in the first and three more in the second on Sunday, and led 8-0 before the Athletics answered with three in the sixth and three in the seventh. Minnesota added a pair in the eighth for breathing room. Kansas City\u2019s Central Division rival finished with 13 hits and did not commit an error, while the Athletics were charged with four.<\/p>\n
Connor Prielipp picked up the win, going 5 2\/3 innings and allowing one earned run on two hits with five strikeouts. Ryan Kreidler had one of the biggest days at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two doubles, a triple and three runs scored. Kody Clemens added three hits, including two triples, and Ryan Jeffers drove in three.<\/p>\n
The series is the middle piece of a six-game homestand for Minnesota. The Twins entered play Tuesday at 53-54, good for third place in the American League Central. Chicago leads the division at 55-50, with Cleveland a game ahead of Minnesota at 54-53. The Twins sit three games back of the White Sox with roughly two months left in the regular season.<\/p>\n
Kansas City arrives in a much different spot. The Royals are 45-62 and last in the division, eight games behind Minnesota in the standings and 10 back of Chicago.<\/p>\n
Games two and three of the series are set for Wednesday at 6:40 p.m. and Thursday at 12:40 p.m. Minnesota then heads west for a three-game weekend series at Seattle beginning Friday, July 31st, before opening August with a return trip to Kansas City on Tuesday, August 4th.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n
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