The Minnesota Twins opened this four-game series at Kauffman with a 4-2 victory. Friday night they hand the ball to Ervin Santana, and this looks like a very reasonable price on the Twins.

Santana (14-7, 3.35 ERA) was charged with four runs in 6 2/3 innings against KC without factoring in the decision his last time out. He's still 3-0 through his last eight starts and 8-2 behind a 2.48 ERA in 13 road starts on the season.

Ian Kennedy (4-10, 5.37 ERA) will take the ball for Kansas City. The right-hander was tagged with four runs (two earned) in 5 2/3 frames when pitching opposite Santana in a no-decision his last start. Kennedy is 0-7 with a 6.71 ERA in 13 home starts on the season.

The Twins's offense have averaged 6.8 runs per game in their last 11 contests, and I think their hot bats will be too much to handle for Kennedy.

My selection is a 10* play on Minnesota Twins.