The Minnesota Twins will try to add some distance between themselves and the Kansas City Royals for the American League second wild card spot when they meet tonight a Target Field. Kansas City called up the lefty Onelki García from AAA Omaha where he was 7-3, with an ERA of 4.75. Kyle Gibson will start for the Twins. Gibson is 2-1 in his last 3 starts, with an ERA of 3.06, and a 1.36 WHIP. The Twins are 7-1 in their last 8 home games and 4-0 in their last 4 home games against southpaws. Minnesota is 4-0 in Gibson’s last 4 starts against the Royals and KC is just 2-6 in their last 8 trips to Minnesota.
TONIGHT’S PICK: MINNESOTA TWINS