The Minnesota Twins continue their homestand Tuesday when they host the Kansas City Royals. The Twins have fallen to third place in the AL Central with a record of 69-70 while the Royals are 57-84 and sit a distant fourth in the AL Central. Kris Bubic (2-11) gets the start for the Royals while Joe Ryan (10-8) goes for the Twins. The Twins lead the season series 9-4.
The Kansas City Royals are coming off a three game weekend series where they lost two of three to the Tigers. They avoided the sweep by winning the final game of the series on Sunday, beating Detroit 4-0. The Royals got another good outing out of their most reliable starter, Brady Singer, who pitched seven innings of no-run ball, allowing just 4 hits with 6 strikeouts and 1 walk. Singer is 9-4 on the season, which is amazing for a team that is 57-84, 17.5 games out of first place in the AL Central and 22 games out of the final wildcard spot.
Bobby Witt Jr. led the Royals with 2 hits Michael Massey hit a home run and Drew Waters had a hit and 2 RBI. Kris Bubic gets the start for the Royals. Bubic is 2-11 on the season with an ERA of 5.40 in 23 starts and 24 appearances. In his last start, Bubic allowed three earned runs on 6 hit in 6.1 innings with 4 strikeouts and 1 walk. Bubic has a record of 1-4 with an ERA of 4.91 and 34 strikeouts in 8 appearances. The Royals have a team ERA of 4.71, which is 27th in baseball. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.72, which is 28th in the majors.