Griffin Jax will start for the Twins tonight as they open a three-game weekend series against the Kansas City Royals at Target Field (7:10 p.m., BSN).
Twins, Royals start three-game series in battle to avoid AL Central basement
The Twins are in last place, 18 games behind the White Sox, with the Royals 17 games out of contention.
September 10, 2021 at 8:59PM
The rookie righthander, auditioning in September for a starting job in 2022 along with John Gant and Bailey Ober, is 3-3 with a not-so-attractive 6.79 ERA. Lefthander Daniel Lynch (4-4, 5.29) starts for the Royals.
Kansas City is 17 games out in the AL Central Division, a game ahead of the last-place Twins.
Twins manager Rocco Baldelli, who left the team on Sunday in Tampa Bay, returns tonight from his paternity leave. He and his wife, Allie, had a baby girl, Louisa, on Tuesday morning.
ROYALS LINEUP
Whit Merrifield, 2B
Nicky Lopez, SS
Salvatore Perez, DH
Andrew Benintendi, LF
Carlos Santana, 1B
Adalberto Mondesi, 3B
Michael Taylor, CF
Hunter Dozier, RF
Sebastian Rivero, C
TWINS LINEUP
Byron Buxton, CF
Jorge Polanco, 2B
Rob Refsnyder, LF
Josh Donaldson, 3B
Miguel Sano, 1B
Brent Rooker, DH
Max Kepler, RF
Ryan Jeffers, C
Andrelton Simmons, SS
The speculation surrounding shortstop Carlos Correa’s availability in a trade was overblown this week, Twins officials indicated at the winter meetings in Dallas.
