Royals host the Twins to open 3-game series

Minnesota Twins (1-2) vs. Kansas City Royals (1-2)

Kansas City, Missouri; Monday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Simeon Woods Richardson (0-0); Royals: Kris Bubic (0-0)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -155, Twins +131; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals host the Minnesota Twins on Monday to start a three-game series.

Kansas City had an 82-80 record overall and a 43-38 record at home last season. The Royals pitching staff averaged 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings while giving up 3.9 runs per game in the 2025 season.

Minnesota had a 70-92 record overall and a 32-49 record in road games last season. The Twins batted .238 as a team in the 2025 season with a .708 OPS.

INJURIES: Royals: 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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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.