Twins vs Royals Odds

#2 RF

Joey Gallo: Homers twice to power sweep

Apr 2nd

Gallo went 3-for-4 with two home runs, a double, a walk, four RBI and three runs scored in Sunday's 7-4 win over the Royals.

#2 P

Joe Ryan: Downs Royals in season debut

Apr 2nd

Ryan (1-0) earned the win Sunday in Kansas City, allowing one run on three hits and two walks over six innings in a 7-4 victory. He had six strikeouts.

#3 BP

Emilio Pagan: Gives up one run in season debut

Apr 2nd

Pagan allowed one run on two hits and no walks while striking out one over one inning in Sunday's 7-4 win over Kansas City.

#1 C

Ryan Jeffers: Two hits in season debut

Apr 2nd

Jeffers went 2-for-5 with two RBI in Sunday's 7-4 victory over the Royals.

#2 C

Christian Vazquez: Gets breather Sunday

Apr 2nd

Vazquez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

#1 CL

Jhoan Duran: Unavailable for save Saturday

Apr 1st

Twins manager Rocco Baldelli told reporters that Duran was unavailable for Saturday's game versus the Royals after "sleeping funny," Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

#1 CF

Byron Buxton: Scores twice in victory

Apr 1st

Buxton went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a double in Saturday's victory over Royals.

#6 BP

Jorge Lopez: Picks up first save of season

Apr 1st

Lopez hurled a perfect inning with a strikeout while picking up a save in Saturday's 2-0 win against the Royals.

#1 P

Sonny Gray: Five scoreless in victory

Apr 1st

Gray (1-0) allowed three hits and four walks while striking out one over five scoreless innings, earning the win Saturday over the Royals.

#1 2B

Edouard Julien: Homers in Triple-A debut

Mar 31st

Julien (ankle) went 1-for-4 with a home run Friday for Triple-A St. Paul.

#1 LF

Austin Martin: Placed on IL at Triple-A

Mar 31st

Triple-A St. Paul placed Martin (elbow) on its 7-day injured list Friday.

#1 CF

Michael Taylor: Looks like primary CF starter

Mar 31st

Taylor started in center field and went 1-for-4 in Thursday's season-opening win at Kansas City.

#1 LF

Nick Gordon: Looks like primary starting 2B

Mar 31st

Gordon started at second base and went 0-for-2 in Thursday's season-opening win at Kansas City. He was lifted in the sixth inning for pinch hitter Kyle Farmer.

#2 3B

Jose Miranda: Plays third with no issues

Mar 31st

Miranda started at third base and went 0-for-3 with two walks in Thursday's season-opening win at Kansas City.

#2 CL

Griffin Jax: Gets hold in season debut

Mar 31st

Jax threw a scoreless eighth inning with a walk in Thursday's win over against Kansas City to earn his first hold of the season.

#4 3B

Royce Lewis: Aims for minors games by mid-April

Mar 31st

Lewis (knee) was cleared to run the bases recently and is hoping to begin playing in minor-league games by mid-April, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

#1 P

Pablo Lopez: Shines in Twins debut

Mar 30th

Lopez (1-0) allowed two hits and three walks while striking out eight across 5.1 scoreless innings to earn the win Thursday against the Royals.

#3 BP

Caleb Thielbar: Scoreless inning in season debut

Mar 30th

Thielbar threw a scoreless inning with a strikeout in Thursday's win over Kansas City.

#10 BP

Josh Winder: Placed on 15-day IL

Mar 30th

Winder (shoulder) was placed on the 15-day injured list Thursday. He will be built up as a long reliever in the short term rather than as a starter, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

#8 BP

Ronny Henriquez: Placed on 15-day IL

Mar 30th

The Twins placed Henriquez on the 15-day injured list Thursday with right elbow inflammation.

#1 2B

Jorge Polanco: Placed on IL, murky return date

Mar 30th

Polanco (knee) was placed on the 10-day injured list. He ran the bases before the Twins departed spring training and plans to take some live at-bats this week, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports. "I think the one thing that we all need to be cognizant of is that Jorge hasn't had a spring training this year and the smart thing, and I think the wise thing, to do is to allow him to progress along like we have allowed the 26 guys that are on our team," Twins head trainer Nick Paparesta said.

#1 DH

Alex Kirilloff: Placed on IL, return not imminent

Mar 30th

Kirilloff (wrist) was placed on the 10-day injured list. The Twins are hopefully to get him in some rehab games "probably in the next few weeks," head athletic trainer Nick Paparesta told the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

#1 RF

Max Kepler: Batting leadoff

Mar 30th

Kepler is starting in left field and batting leadoff Opening Day at Kansas City. Kepler's use in the leadoff spot is more than a one-day assignment, manager Rocco Baldelli told the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

#2 2B

Kyle Farmer: Not in Opening Day lineup

Mar 29th

Farmer is not in the lineup for Thursday's Opening Day game against the Royals.

#2 LF

Trevor Larnach: Batting cleanup in opener

Mar 29th

Larnach will start in left field and bat fourth in the Twins' regular-season opener against the Royals on Thursday.

#1 3B

Willi Castro: Makes Opening Day squad

Mar 29th

The Twins selected Castro's contract Wednesday.

#6 BP

Cole Sands: Looks set to make bullpen

Mar 26th

Sands looks set to make the Opening Day roster for the Twins as a long reliever, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

#2 BP

Danny Coulombe: Won't make Opening Day roster

Mar 26th

The Twins reassigned Coulombe to minor-league camp Sunday.

#3 P

Bailey Ober: Sent to minors

Mar 26th

The Twins optioned Ober to Triple-A St. Paul on Sunday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

#2 CL

Jeff Hoffman: Moves down to minor-league camp

Mar 25th

The Twins reassigned Hoffman to minor-league camp Saturday, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.

#2 P

Kenta Maeda: Improves in final spring outing

Mar 25th

Maeda gave up two runs on three hits and three walks with five strikeouts in Friday's spring training win over the Yankees. He lowered his spring ERA to 4.91 and has a 14:10 K:BB in 14.2 innings.

#9 P

Tyler Mahle: Spring struggles continue

Mar 23rd

Mahle gave up three earned runs on seven hits with three strikeouts and two walks in 4.2 innings during Thursday's spring training loss to Tampa Bay. His spring ERA increased to 5.93. His fastball velocity did increase to a 92.1 to 94.6 mph range, however, from his last spring start when he was in the 89-93 mph range.

#9 BP

Oliver Ortega: Shifts to MiLB camp

Mar 23rd

Ortega was reassigned to the Twins' minor-league camp Thursday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.

#3 CL

Brock Stewart: Reassigned to minor-league camp

Mar 22nd

Stewart was reassigned to minor-league camp by Minnesota on Wednesday, Brandon Warne of Access Twins reports.

#3 PROS

Emmanuel Rodriguez: Opening at High-A

Mar 22nd

Rodriguez (knee) should open the season at High-A Cedar Rapids, Sam Dykstra of MLB.com reports.

#9 PROS

Marco Raya: Battling shoulder tightness

Mar 20th

Raya left his outing early on Saturday as a precaution due to shoulder tightness, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

#3 CL

Trevor Megill: Moves to Triple-A

Mar 19th

Megill was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul on Sunday, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.