Kansas City Royals (46-63, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Minnesota Twins (54-55, third in the AL Central)

Minneapolis; Thursday, 1:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Noah Cameron (5-8, 4.93 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 100 strikeouts); Twins: Bailey Ober (7-3, 4.56 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 60 strikeouts)

LINE: Twins -142, Royals +117; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Royals play on Thursday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

Minnesota has a 29-27 record in home games and a 54-55 record overall. The Twins are 38-13 in games when they scored at least five runs.

Kansas City has a 46-63 record overall and a 20-36 record in road games. The Royals have a 22-11 record in games when they did not give up a home run.

Thursday's game is the 10th time these teams meet this season. The Royals are ahead 6-3 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kody Clemens has 20 doubles, five triples, 18 home runs and 49 RBIs while hitting .243 for the Twins. Ryan Jeffers is 11 for 38 with two doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.

Salvador Perez has 15 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 45 RBIs for the Royals. Nick Loftin is 11 for 31 with two doubles and a home run over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 5-5, .227 batting average, 4.90 ERA, outscored by 15 runs

Royals: 6-4, .227 batting average, 3.82 ERA, outscored by 11 runs

INJURIES: Twins: Byron Buxton: 10-Day IL (hip), Cole Sands: 15-Day IL (elbow), Mike Paredes: 15-Day IL (oblique), Garrett Acton: 60-Day IL (shoulder), David Festa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Mick Abel: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Banda: 60-Day IL (lat), Pablo Lopez: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Royals: Vinnie Pasquantino: 10-Day IL (wrist), Kris Bubic: 60-Day IL (elbow), Connor Seabold: 15-Day IL (lat), Kyle Isbel: 10-Day IL (foot), Beck Way: 15-Day IL (back), Carlos Estevez: 60-Day IL (foot), Stephen Kolek: 60-Day IL (flexor), Bobby Witt Jr.: 10-Day IL (back), Maikel Garcia: 10-Day IL (hand), Nick Mears: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cole Ragans: 60-Day IL (elbow), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan India: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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