2019 Penultimate gamethread: Twins at Royals

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty ImagesManager Ned Yost, in his final days setting the lineups for the club, has done his very best to help Jorge Soler win the first ever AL Home Run crown for the Royals. Soler currently sits at 45, tied with baseball’s best player, Mike Trout, who has sat out the final three weeks of the season with an injury. Despite being pushed higher and higher in the lineup - will he lead off, tomorrow? - Soler has not hit a home run since tying Trout on September 15, half a month ago. This is the second longest drought for home runs Soler has endured this season. If he fails to hit one today, it will tie the longest set from August 13-24 when he was stuck at 35 for 10 straight games.

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