The Twins are not the same team they were earlier this year, having traded several key players at the trade deadline including Carlos Correa, Harrison Bader, Willi Castro, Ty France, Chris Paddack, Jhoan Duran, Louis Varland, Danny Coulombe, and Griffin Jax. They have lost 21 of 32 games since then, although they took two of three from the Royals in a home series just a few weeks ago.

Minnesota Twins (62-78) vs. Kansas City Royals (71-69) at Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO

Twins: 4.23 runs scored/game (22nd in MLB), 4.78 runs allowed/game (24th)

Royals: 3.84 runs scored/game (28th), 3.89 runs allowed/game (3rd)

Luke Keaschall was in Triple-A five weeks ago, but now he may be the best hitter in the Twins lineup. He’s coming off his first career four-hit game on Thursday, and his .320

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