Kyle Gibson (5-9, 5.31 ERA) and the Minnesota Twins (51-88) meet Danny Duffy (11-2, 3.13 ERA) and the Kansas City Royals (72-66) in the last of a three-game division series at Target Field. The Royals won the last game 10-3, and Kansas City leads the series 2-0. The game gets underway at 8:10 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Sep. 7 and will air on FSKC and FSN.
In his most recent outing, Gibson pitched 5.2 innings, giving up five runs, striking out six and walking one in an 11-4 loss to the White Sox. Brian Dozier (.278, 93 Rs, 39 HRs, 92 RBIs, 13 SBs) went 1 for 4 yesterday with one run, one home run, and one RBI. The Royals were also unsuccessful the last time Duffy pitched. He struggled, going 5.2 innings, allowing four runs, striking out eight and walking one in a 7-6 loss to the Tigers. Kendrys Morales (.254, 54 Rs, 25 HRs, 72 RBIs) has been hitting the ball well for the Royals, going 2 for 5 yesterday with two runs, two home runs, and five RBIs.
Notes
When leading after seven innings, Kansas City is 28-31, while Minnesota is 27-36.
The Royals are coming into this meeting after a high-scoring game where they scored an impressive 10 runs. The Twins have a 1-18 record when opponents score that many runs or more.
When they are outhit, the Twins are 9-71. The Royals have a 9-46 record when opponents outhit them.
Kansas City ranks near the bottom of the league at 27th when it comes to home runs, hitting 125 this season. Minnesota ranks in the top half with 172.
Ranking 30th, Kansas City is at the bottom of the league in walks, notching 334 this season. Minnesota ranks in the top half at 12th with 435.
When the Twins hit at least one home run, they are 42-50. When the Royals hit at least one homer, they have a 50-37 record.
