MINNEAPOLIS -- After two straight losses to the Royals to split a four-game series, the Twins enter Monday with a one-game lead over the Angels for the second American League Wild Card spot with 19 games to play.
The offense has helped pick up the slack from Miguel Sano's shin injury, as Eduardo Escobar, Byron Buxton, Jorge Polanco, Joe Mauer and Brian Dozier all have strong numbers since Sano went down with a stress reaction on Aug. 19. But the addition of Sano would be a big boost for Minnesota down the stretch, which leads us to the first question of this week's Twins Inbox.