After completing another side session on Wednesday afternoon, Royals starter Ian Kennedy positioned himself to return from the disabled list and start against the Twins on Saturday in Minnesota.
The Royals will evaluate Kennedy’s hamstring on Thursday. The club likely will not make its decision on starter for Saturday before Friday. Kennedy will not need to be activated from the disabled list until Saturday morning. But for the moment, barring symptoms of discomfort on Thursday, all signs point to Kennedy taking the ball on Saturday.
“We’ll just see how he feels tomorrow,” Royals manager Ned Yost said.