KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It will be a premier pitching matchup Friday night when the Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Royals open a four-game series at Kauffman Stadium.
The Twins will send right-hander Ervin Santana, a former Royal, to the mound for the first game. Santana brings a 10-4 record and 2.80 ERA into the game. He has held opposing hitters to a .196 average.
But he will not be the winningest pitcher or the one with the lowest ERA in this featured matchup.
The Royals will counter with left-hander Jason Vargas, who is 11-3 with a 2.