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Just a few days removed from the last time they played the Minnesota Twins, the World Champion Kansas City Royals will play host to the cellar dwellers of the American League Central. This four-game tilt against the owners of the worst record in the A.L. could allow the Royals to get back into the playoff hunt as they attempt to move past the current .500 record that they sport. As the Twins and Royals just played last weekend, there isn't much to talk about this time around.
*All stats courtesy of FanGraphs and Baseball-Reference
Pitching match-ups
Game One - Friday, 7:10 PM CDT
| Pitcher | G | IP | K | BB | ERA | FIP | xFIP | SIERA | fWAR | rWAR |
| Yordano Ventura | 22 | 126.0 | 92 | 54 | 4.64 | 4.80 | 4.70 | 4.83 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Kyle Gibson | 15 | 87.0 | 61 | 30 | 4.86 | 4.62 | 4.31 | 4.52 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
Game Two - Saturday, 6:10 PM CDT
| Pitcher | G | IP | K | BB | ERA | FIP | xFIP | SIERA | fWAR | rWAR |
| Dillon Gee | 23 | 81.1 | 64 | 28 | 4.54 | 5.13 | 4.76 | 4.44 | -0.2 | 0.3 |
| Tyler Duffey | 19 | 101.2 | 84 | 24 | 5.93 | 4.60 | 3.83 | 3.99 | 0.8 | -0.7 |
Game Three - Sunday, 1:10 PM CDT
| Pitcher | G | IP | K | BB | ERA | FIP | xFIP | SIERA | fWAR | rWAR |
| Edinson Volquez | 24 | 141.1 | 104 | 53 | 5.03 | 4.36 | 4.40 | 4.52 | 1.4 | 0.1 |
| Hector Santiago (L) | 24 | 131.0 | 115 | 60 | 4.47 | 5.12 | 5.04 | 4.73 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
The Batsmen
| Name | Pos | PA | HR | R | RBI | SB | BA | OBP | SLG | wOBA | wRC+ | fWAR | rWAR |
| Brian Dozier | 2B | 474 | 23 | 65 | 65 | 8 | .261 | .335 | .507 | .355 | 123 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| Joe Mauer (L) | 1B | 457 | 9 | 57 | 42 | 2 | .279 | .381 | .410 | .341 | 113 | 1.5 | 2.6 |
| Max Kepler (L) | RF | 267 | 15 | 39 | 49 | 4 | .259 | .342 | .526 | .363 | 128 | 1.7 | 2.8 |
| Miguel Sano | DH | 351 | 19 | 43 | 48 | 1 | .249 | .342 | .485 | .353 | 122 | 1.6 | 0.8 |
| Trevor Plouffe | 3B | 239 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 1 | .250 | .286 | .393 | .292 | 79 | -0.3 | -0.1 |
| Eddie Rosario (L) | CF | 235 | 7 | 36 | 25 | 4 | .274 | .296 | .444 | .311 | 93 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Jorge Polanco (S) | SS | 76 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 2 | .313 | .365 | .507 | .369 | 133 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| Kurt Suzuki | C | 278 | 6 | 28 | 36 | 0 | .283 | .325 | .434 | .327 | 103 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Danny Santana (S) | LF | 221 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 12 | .261 | .300 | .357 | .287 | 76 | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| Bench | Pos | PA | HR | R | RBI | SB | BA | OBP | SLG | wOBA | wRC+ | fWAR | rWAR |
| Juan Centeno (L) | C | 123 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 0 | .267 | .303 | .397 | .303 | 87 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Robbie Grossman (S) | OF | 263 | 7 | 36 | 25 | 1 | .266 | .392 | .436 | .364 | 129 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Eduardo Escobar (S) | IF | 252 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 1 | .257 | .283 | .386 | .286 | 75 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Kennys Vargas (S) | 1B | 89 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 0 | .278 | .404 | .569 | .410 | 160 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
Stats through Tuesday, August 16
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