Friday: RHP Ervin Santana (0-0, 0.00 ERA) v. RHP Yordano Ventura (0-0, -.– ERA); 7:15 PM CT, Kauffman Stadium
Game one of the three game set will feature former Royals pitcher Ervin “Magic” Santana, who was part of the 2013 Royals team that really got this whole winning train rolling. Him and James Shields combined for a 3.20 ERA over 439.1 innings of work on a team that gave Kansas City it’s first winning season since 2013.
He transitioned over to Atlanta in 2014, before being given a four-year, $54 million contract by the Twins, to help stabilize a broken rotation (featuring a four-year, $49 million contract going Ricky Nolasco’s way.