Game Thread: Royals @ Twins – Tue, Aug 16 @ 06:40 PM CDT

#[Royals](/r/KCRoyals) [@](http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2017_ipad/684/kcmin_684.jpg) [Twins](/r/minnesotatwins) – Tue, Aug 16

###Game Status: Pre-Game – First Pitch is scheduled for 06:40 PM CDT

###Links & Info
* Current conditions at Target Field: 80°F – Partly Cloudy – Wind 1 mph, Out To LF
* TV: **Royals**: Bally Sports Kansas City, **Twins**: Bally Sports North
* Radio: **Royals**: KCSP 610, **Twins**: twinsbeisbol.com (es), TIBN
* [MLB Gameday](https://www.mlb.com/gameday/661682/)
* [Statcast Game Preview](https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/preview?game_pk=661682)

|ALC Rank|Team|W|L|GB (E#)|WC Rank|WC GB (E#)|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|1|[Cleveland Guardians](/r/ClevelandGuardians)|62|54|- (-)|-|- (-)|
|2|[Minnesota Twins](/r/minnesotatwins)|59|55|2.0 (46)|5|2.0 (47)|
|3|[Chicago White Sox](/r/WhiteSox)|60|56|2.0 (45)|6|2.0 (46)|
|**4**|**[Kansas City Royals](/r/KCRoyals)**|**48**|**69**|**14.5 (32)**|**10**|**14.5 (33)**|
|5|[Detroit Tigers](/r/MotorCityKitties)|44|74|19.0 (27)|11|19.0 (28)|

||Probable Pitcher (Season Stats)|Report|
|:–|:–|:–|
|[Royals](/r/KCRoyals)|[Zack Greinke](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=425844) (4-7, 4.29 ERA, 98.2 IP)|No report posted.|
|[Twins](/r/minnesotatwins)|[Sonny Gray](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=543243) (6-3, 3.33 ERA, 83.2 IP)|No report posted.|

|Royals Lineup vs. [Gray, S](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=543243)|AVG|OPS|AB|HR|RBI|K|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|1 [Melendez](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=669004) – RF|.500|1.000|2|0|0|1|
|2 [Witt Jr.](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=677951) – 3B|.000|.000|2|0|0|1|
|3 [Perez, S](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=521692) – C|.158|.369|19|0|1|2|
|4 [Pasquantino](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=686469) – DH|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|5 [Massey](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=686681) – 2B|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|6 [Taylor, M](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=572191) – CF|.500|1.000|6|0|1|1|
|7 [Pratto](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=668472) – 1B|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|8 [Isbel](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=664728) – LF|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|9 [Lopez, N](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=670032) – SS|.250|.650|4|0|0|1|
|10 [Greinke](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=425844) – P|-|-|-|-|-|-|

|Twins Lineup vs. [Greinke](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=425844)|AVG|OPS|AB|HR|RBI|K|
|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|:–|
|1 [Arraez](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=650333) – 2B|.286|.572|7|0|1|0|
|2 [Correa](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=621043) – SS|.111|.222|18|0|1|3|
|3 [Buxton](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=621439) – DH|.286|.661|7|0|0|2|
|4 [Miranda](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=669304) – 1B|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|5 [Kepler](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=596146) – RF|.429|.929|7|0|3|0|
|6 [Urshela](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=570482) – 3B|.500|1.445|10|1|3|0|
|7 [Gordon](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=624503) – LF|1.000|3.000|3|1|1|0|
|8 [Celestino](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=665482) – CF|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|9 [Leon](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=506702) – C|.500|1.000|2|0|0|0|
|10 [Gray, S](http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=543243) – P|-|-|-|-|-|-|

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