Kansas City Royals (65-54, third in the AL Central) vs. Minnesota Twins (66-52, second in the AL Central) Minneapolis; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Seth Lugo (13-6, 2.72 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 131 strikeouts); Twins: Zebby Matthews (0 Derek Fisher Jersey -0) : LINE Twins -110, Royals -110; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins bring a 1-0 advantage into the next game of the series against the Kansas City Royals. Minnesota has gone 35-23 at home and 66-52 overall. The Twins have the 10th-ranked team ERA in the AL at 4.13. Kansas City is 65-54 overall and 27-29 in road games. The Royals have the eighth-best team ERA in MLB play at 3.83. The matchup Tuesday is the ninth time these teams meet this season. The Twins hold a 6-2 advantage in the season series. TOP PERFORMERS: Carlos Santana has 22 doubles, 15 home runs and 49 RBI while hitting .245 for the Twins. Matt Wallner is 10-for-32 with four doubles, a triple and two home runs over the past 10 games. Salvador Perez has 20 doubles and 21 home runs for the Royals. Vinnie Pasquantino is 11-for-44 with a double and five home runs over the past 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 6-4, .257 batting average, 3.89 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs Royals: 5-5, .268 batting average, 4.09 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs INJURIES: Twins: Byron Buxton: day-to-day (hip), Joe Ryan: 15-Day IL (tricep), Brooks Lee: 10-Day IL (biceps), Brock Stewart: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Kirilloff: 60-Day IL (back), Kody Funderburk: 15-Day IL (oblique), Carlos Correa: 10-Day IL (foot), Chris Paddack: 15-Day IL (forearm), Justin Topa: 60-Day IL (knee), Daniel Duarte: 60-Day IL (tricep), Anthony DeSclafani: 60-Day IL (elbow) Royals: Hunter Harvey: 15-Day IL (back), John Schreiber: 15-Day IL (knee), Dan Altavilla: 60-Day IL (oblique), Josh Taylor: 60-Day IL (biceps), Kyle Wright: 60-Day IL (shoulder) The A sociated Pre s created this story using technology provided by and data from . Danny Jansen Jersey