Good afternoon/evening Twins fans and happy FriYay from wherever you may be! Today is a great day for some baseball.
After a day of rest, the Twins are back in action to take on the Kansas City Royals on the road. The Twins have a record of 9-8 on the road this season while the royals have a home record of 8-12.
News: Per Dan Hayes, Fox has picked up the Twins 6/25 home game against the Rockies, which has shifted first pitch from 1:10 PM to 6:15 PM. Game will not be televised on Bally Sports.
Let's get to the pitching matchups.
For your Minnesota Twins, Devin Smeltzer is taking the mound. His only appearance this season has been against the Guardians where he went 5 IP with 3 hits, 1 ER, 2 BB's, and 2 SO's.
For the Kansas City Royals, they have Daniel Lynch out on the mound. Last outing for him, he went 5.1 IP, with 3 hits, 0 ER, 4 BB's, and $ SO's. This season, he is sitting at a 2-2 record with an ERA of 3.30 with 30 IP's, 26 hits, 11 ER's, 13 BB's, and 29 SO's.
Today in baseball history: Requested by Cubs officials, policemen disguised as soldiers, farmers, and bootblacks raid the bleachers and arrest 24 fans for gambling in a game against the Phillies.
Here are the Starting Lineups:
Royals:
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
Twins:
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