KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Twins begin a stretch of 15 games against either the Royals or Tigers with a game tonight (7:10, BSN) at Kauffman Stadium.
Twins have eight right-handed hitters in lineup against Royals lefty Daniel Lynch
The first-place team is starting a stretch of two weeks where they play either the Royals or Tigers.
May 20, 2022 at 9:35PM
Devin Smeltzer makes his second start of the season for the first-place Twins against Kansas City lefthander Daniel Lynch (2-2, 3.30 ERA).
The Twins will throw out a righthanded hitting lineup against Lynch, with Byron Buxton leading off and playing center field. Max Kepler is the only lefty in the order. Kyle Garlick is the DH.
TWINS LINEUP
Byron Buxton, CF
Carlos Correa, SS
Kyle Garlick, DH
Jorge Polanco, 2B
Gary Sanchez, C
Gio Urshela, 3B
Max Kepler, RF
Jose Miranda, 1B
Gilberto Celestino, LF
ROYALS LINEUP
Whit Merrifield, RF
Andrew Benintendi, LF
Bobby Witt Jr., SS
Hunter Dozier, DH
MJ Melendez, C
Carlos Santana, 1B
Emmanuel Rivera, 3B
Nicky Lopez, 2B
Dairon Blanco, CF
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