Kansas City at Minnesota

The Tampa Bay Rays were swept in Kansas City, and their coach said it all. He addressed the media in the post-game interview by saying Kansas City is much better than their record, and could win the AL Central. I agree with both. The Royals had a painful 12-game losing streak early in the season, but have otherwise been 34-27 on the season. They are 10-5 in their last 15 games and are riding a three-game winning streak where they have beaten opponents by a combined 21-6 count. The Twins turn to Brian Duensing who pitched decent out of the pen, but his first start was a disaster, allowing 4 runs in three innings, and until he gets things stretched out he will be on a pitch count, opening the door for the Twins’ middle relief to get exposed here. The Royals are 8-1 when facing a team off of allowing 5 runs or more, while the Twins are failing miserably vs. right-hand pitching at 32-67 in their last 99. Play on Kansas City.