Twins At Kansas City

(Minnesota News Network- Kansas City, MO) — Minnesota Twins ace Pablo Lopez is scheduled to make return to the Major League mound tonight when Kansas City entertains Minnesota to open a three-game series. Lopez has not pitched for the Twins since he suffered an injury on June 3rd. He has made a few rehab starts at Triple-A St. Paul. Lopez was having an all-star caliber year up to the point he was injured. The right-hander is 5-3 with a 2.82 earned run average. He will face Kansas City veteran right-hander Michael Wacha (WAH-kuh), who is 8-11 this season with a 3.53 E-R-A. Minnesota enters tonight’s tilt with a 62-78 record, having just been swept in a four-game series by the woeful Chicago White Sox. The Royals are 71-69 and two-games out of the final A-L Wild Card spot. First pitch tonight is 6:40 P-M.

Here are the scheduled pitching pairings for the upcoming three-game series between the Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Royals in Kansas City (Twins pitcher listed first, subject to change): Friday: Pablo Lopez (5-3, 2.82 E-R-A) vs. Michael Wacha (8-11, 3.52 E-R-A)

Saturday: Joe Ryan (13-7, 3.08 E-R-A) vs. Stephen Kolek (4-5, 3.99 E-R-A)

Sunday: Bailey Ober (4-7, 5.23 E-R-A) vs. Michael Lorenzen (5-9, 4.54 E-R-A)

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