Royals Sink, Twins Stumble in Wild Card Race

The Royals’ season is in freefall with a dismal 24-38 record, trailing the Guardians and fading from wild card contention, while the Twins hold their heads above water at 29-34 after a gritty home series win. Royals’ Seth Lugo, rolling in solid recent outings, faces Twins rookie Andrew Morris — likely deployed as an opener — in a matchup where Kansas City’s offense, led by hot-hitting Michael Massey, must spark against the Twins’ Byron Buxton, still the team’s home run leader and a once-in-a-generation talent sidelined by injury. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/44212a04029c0eed