Twins vs Royals Odds

#6 PROS

Matt Canterino: Moves to injured list

Mar 29th

Canterino (shoulder) was placed on the 7-day injured list at Triple-A St. Paul on Friday, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

#2 LF

Trevor Larnach: Out with turf toe

Mar 29th

Larnach was placed on the 7-day injured list at Triple-A St. Paul on Friday with turf toe, Brandon Warne of Access Twins reports.

#1 P

Pablo Lopez: Goes seven strong to earn win

Mar 28th

Lopez (1-0) tossed seven innings, allowing one run on four hits with seven strikeouts to earn the victory in Minnesota's 4-1 win at Kansas City on Thursday.

#1 BP

Brock Stewart: Earns first hold

Mar 28th

Stewart threw a scoreless eighth inning to earn his first hold of the season in Thursday's Opening Day win at Kansas City.

#2 CL

Griffin Jax: Records first save

Mar 28th

Jax threw a scoreless inning with a walk and strikeout to record the save in Thursday's Opening Day win at Kansas City.

#1 SS

Carlos Correa: Three hits in Opening Day win

Mar 28th

Correa went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a walk in Thursday's Opening Day win at Kansas City.

#1 C

Ryan Jeffers: Bats second in season opener

Mar 28th

Jeffers started at catcher and went 0-for-5 in Thursday's Opening Day win at Kansas City. He hit No. 2 in the lineup for the second time in his career.

#1 RF

Max Kepler: X-rays clear on right leg

Mar 28th

Twins manager Rocco Baldelli noted after Thursday's 4-1 win over the Royals that X-rays on Kepler's right leg came back negative, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

#4 3B

Royce Lewis: Awaiting MRI results

Mar 28th

Lewis (quadriceps) underwent an MRI and is awaiting results after exiting Thursday's game against the Royals, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.

#2 PROS

Brooks Lee: Out 3-4 weeks with back injury

Mar 28th

Saints manager Toby Gardenhire said Thursday that Lee will not join Triple-A St. Paul for 3-to-4 weeks as he gets treatment for back spasms, Patrick Borzi of MinnPost.com reports.

#2 RF

Manuel Margot: In lineup at designated hitter

Mar 28th

Margot (hand) is will start at designated hitter and bat ninth in Thursday's season opener versus the Royals.

#1 DH

Alex Kirilloff: Takes seat against lefty

Mar 28th

Kirilloff is out of the lineup for Thursday's season opener against the Royals.

#2 2B

Kyle Farmer: Getting start against southpaw

Mar 28th

Farmer is starting at second base and batting seventh for the Twins in Thursday's opener versus the Royals.

#1 2B

Edouard Julien: On bench versus lefty

Mar 28th

Julien is out of the lineup for Thursday's season opener in Kansas City.

#9 BP

Zack Weiss: IL move official

Mar 28th

The Twins placed Weiss (shoulder) on the 15-day injured list Thursday.

#3 BP

Justin Topa: Lands on IL

Mar 28th

Minnesota placed Topa on the 15-day injured list Thursday with left patellar tendinitis.

#4 BP

Caleb Thielbar: Goes on IL

Mar 28th

The Twins placed Thielbar (hamstring) on the 15-day injured list Thursday.

#6 P

Anthony DeSclafani: Opens on 60-day IL

Mar 28th

The Twins placed DeSclafani (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Thursday.

#1 CL

Jhoan Duran: IL move official

Mar 28th

The Twins placed Duran (oblique) on the 15-day injured list Thursday.

#11 BP

Daniel Duarte: Added to roster

Mar 28th

The Twins selected Duarte's contract from Triple-A St. Paul on Thursday.

#7 BP

Jesse Chavez: Gets chance with Twins

Mar 24th

Chavez agreed Sunday with the Twins on a one-year, major-league deal, John Bonnes of TwinsDaily.com reports.

#1 CF

Byron Buxton: Returns to lineup Wednesday

Mar 20th

Buxton (back) is starting at designated hitter and batting second for the Twins in Wednesday's Grapefruit League game against the Tigers.

#6 BP

Kody Funderburk: Looks set to make MLB bullpen

Mar 18th

Funderburk looks set to begin the season in the Minnesota bullpen with injuries to Caleb Thielbar (hamstring) and Jhoan Duran (oblique), Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.

#1 3B

Jose Miranda: Sent down to St. Paul

Mar 18th

The Twins optioned Miranda to Triple-A St. Paul on Monday, Bobby Nightengale of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

#1 1B

Carlos Santana: Could bat leadoff against lefties

Mar 15th

Santana is likely to bat leadoff against left-handed pitchers, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports. "I think he will hit leadoff. I don't know if it's going to be the whole year," manager Rocco Baldelli said this week.