The Minnesota Twins host the Kansas City Royals in MLB 2023 action Friday, April 28, at Target Field in Minneapolis. The game will be live streamed on fuboTV.

Pablo Lopez will start on the mound for the Twins vs. fellow right-hander Jordan Lyles for the Royals. Minnesota is 15-10 this season, while Kansas City is 6-20.

The Twins-Royals game starts at 3:10 p.m. Central (4:10 p.m. Eastern) and will be live streamed on fuboTV, which now includes Bally Sports channels and offers a 7-day free trial. MLB Network, Bally Sports Kansas City and Bally Sports North will televise the game.

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FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Twins -260, Royals +213; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Twins play the Kansas City Royals, leading the series 1-0.

Minnesota has gone 8-5 in home games and 15-11 overall. The Twins have a 10-1 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Kansas City is 6-20 overall and 5-8 on the road. The Royals have a 5-1 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

The teams play Friday for the fifth time this season. The Twins are ahead 4-0 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Joey Gallo has three doubles and seven home runs for the Twins. Byron Buxton is 8-for-38 with three doubles, three home runs and eight RBI over the last 10 games.

Vinnie Pasquantino leads the Royals with a .283 batting average, and has seven doubles, five home runs, 13 walks and eight RBI. Salvador Perez is 11-for-39 with three RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Twins: 5-5, .240 batting average, 4.74 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs

Royals: 2-8, .220 batting average, 5.93 ERA, outscored by 31 runs

INJURIES: Twins: Tyler Mahle: day-to-day (elbow), Kenta Maeda: day-to-day (undisclosed), Kyle Farmer: 10-Day IL (face), Gilberto Celestino: 60-Day IL (thumb), Ronny Henriquez: 15-Day IL (elbow), Royce Lewis: 60-Day IL (knee), Alex Kirilloff: 10-Day IL (wrist), Chris Paddack: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Royals: Kris Bubic: 15-Day IL (flexor), Diego Hernandez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Drew Waters: 10-Day IL (oblique), Daniel Lynch: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jake Brentz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Zerpa: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

The Associated Press contributed to this report.