The Royals travel up I-35 to Minneapolis to face the Minnesota Twins, a team whose 2018 has not gone according to plan. Men thought to be keys to their being competitive have played their way into a demotion to A-ball, lost 80 games to a positive test for Stanozolol, and tried to play through a broken toe while their success largely depended upon their speed. At 9.5 games out in the American League Central and a larger 16-game deficit separating them from the Seattle Mariners who currently hold the second Wild Card spot, it would seem that the Twins would need a minor miracle to befall them in the next two weeks or so to change their fortunes for this season and end up in the playoff hunt.
Minnesota Twins series preview: When the plan goes awry
