The Royals are coming into this game with a 65-55 record this season and they have not been playing well in their recent games. They have lost 3 of their last 4 as well as 5 of their last 7 games, including both games against the Twins in this series. They have also been much worse on the road this season at 27-30. They are going up against a Twins team that is 67-52 this season and has been playing very well in their recent games. They are pushing to secure a Wild Card spot in the AL and this is a big series for them to spread the gap between them and the Royals in the division. They have been much better at home this season at 36-23 and they are also just 3.5 games behind the Guardians who lead the division. They have won their last 2 straight as well as 4 of their last 6 games and they have scored 21 runs total in the 2 games of this series. Cole Ragans is starting for the Royals in this game and he is 9-7 with a 3.27 ERA this season. He has not been pitching well recently as he has allowed 4 runs in 2 of his last 3 starts and he will struggle to keep this red hot Twins offense from scoring here. Bailey Ober is starting for the Twins in this game and he is 12-5 with a 3.52 ERA this season. He has been consistent all season and continues to pitch well recently, allowing 2 earned runs or less in each of his last 4 as well as 8 of his last 9 starts. He has also allowed just 2 earned runs total in his last 3 starts, allowing no runs in 2 of those starts. The Royals offense has struggled against the Twins in this series and even with some runs scored here, the Twins have the much better offense to lean on as well as a very good starter to take them deep into this game. The Twins will win this game at home.