Kansas City at Minnesota

Down the stretch bad teams can disappear and become a no-show, or keep fighting and playing hard. The Royals have been the latter. Kansas City has a hot offense that has slayed the Twins’ pitching for 9 runs in winning the first two in this series. Over their last 11, they have produced 65 runs at just shy of 6 per contest. The Royals have found themselves late, at 24-17 over their last 41 games. The Twins’ pitching has been brutal over the same 11-game stretch as they have allowed 6 runs per contest. They are now 10-23 down the stretch and certainly have not played well. The Royals have played notably well within the division where they are 17-5 in their last 22. The Twins have taken the doughnut in Hendrik's last eight home starts where they are a miserable 0-8. Play on Kansas City.