Joe Ryan starts as Twins begin crucial seven-game homestand

The Royals are first-up for a three-game series against the Royals, with the Twins trying to make up ground on Cleveland.

August 15, 2022 at 9:46PM
Byron Buxton, who homered in Sunday’s loss in Anaheim, is hitting third and playing center tonight for the Twins. (Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Twins returned from the West Coast, where winning one of five games against the Dodgers and Angels left them 212 games behind the first-place Guardians in the American League Central.

At 58-55, they are only three games over .500 and two games out of the final wild-card spot. Cleveland is playing a doubleheader against the visiting Tigers today.

Joe Ryan starts tonight for the Twins (6:40 p.m., BSN) at Target Field as they open a seven-game homestand, with three against the Royals and four against Texas.

Ryan is 8-5 with a 3.95 ERA and will face KC lefthander Kris Bubic (2-6, 5.02).

The Twins have Luis Arraez, Carlos Correa and Byron Buxton at the top of the order, with Buxton playing center field.

ROYALS LINEUP

MJ Melendez, RF

Bobby Witt Jr., 3B

Salvador Perez, C

Vinnie Pasquantino, DH

Michael Massey, 2B

Nate Eaton, LF

Nick Pratto, 1B

Kyle Isbel, CF

Nicky Lopez, SS

TWINS LINEUP

Luis Arraez, 1B

Carlos Correa, SS

Byron Buxton, CF

Jose Miranda, DH

Jorge Polanco, 2B

Nick Gordon, LF

Gio Urshela, 3B

Max Kepler, RF

Gary Sanchez, C

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Phil Miller

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Phil Miller has covered the Twins for the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2013. Previously, he covered the University of Minnesota football team, and from 2007-09, he covered the Twins for the Pioneer Press.

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