Kansas City Royals (34-21, second in the AL Central) vs. Minnesota Twins (29-24, third in the AL Central) Minneapolis; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Cole Ragans (4-3, 3.34 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 76 strikeouts); Twins: Simeon Woods Richardson (1-0, 2.57 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 26 strikeouts) : LINE Royals -123, Twins +104; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins host the Kansas City Royals with a 1-0 series lead. Minnesota is 14-12 in home games and 29-24 overall. The Twins have an 18-6 record in games when they record at least eight hits. Kansas City is 13-13 on the road and 34-21 overall. The Royals are 23-9 in games when they record eight or more hits. The matchup Tuesday is the fifth meeting between David Pastrnak Jersey these teams this season. The Twins have a 3-1 advantage in the season series. TOP PERFORMERS: Ryan Jeffers has 12 doubles and 10 home runs while hitting .258 for the Twins. Jose Miranda is 10-for-33 with a double and three home runs over the last 10 games. Salvador Perez has 11 doubles, nine home runs and 39 RBI for the Royals. Bobby Witt Jr. is 16-for-43 with four doubles, a triple and four home runs over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 5-5, .222 batting average, 4.70 ERA, outscored by nine runs Royals: 8-2, .309 batting average, 3.10 ERA, outscored opponents by 33 runs INJURIES: Twins: Brock Stewart: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Daniel Duarte: 60-Day IL (tricep), Zack Wei s: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Royce Lewis: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Justin Topa: 15-Day IL (knee), Anthony DeSclafani: 60-Day IL (elbow) Royals: Michael Ma sey: 10-Day IL (back), Kyle Isbel: day-to-day (face), Josh Taylor: 60-Day IL (biceps), Kris Bubic: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Wright: 60-Day IL (shoulder) The A sociated Pre s created this story using technology provided by and data from . Mike Milbury Jersey