Twins visit the Royals for season opener
Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals
Kansas City, Missouri; Thursday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Twins: Pablo Lopez (0-0); Royals: Zack Greinke (0-0)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Twins -145, Royals +124; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals host the Minnesota Twins in the season opener.
Kansas City went 65-96 overall and 39-42 in home games a season ago. The Royals averaged 8.2 hits per game last season while batting a collective .244.
Minnesota went 78-84 overall and 32-49 on the road last season. The Twins averaged 8.4 hits per game last season and totaled 178 home runs.
INJURIES: Royals: Angel Zerpa: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Twins: Royce Lewis: 60-Day IL (knee), Alex Kirilloff: 10-Day IL (wrist), Chris Paddack: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jorge Polanco: 10-Day IL (knee)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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