KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Interstat) — The Minnesota Twins visit the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium, with first pitch set for 7 p.m. under mostly cloudy skies and 85 degrees. Minnesota enters at 56-58, while Kansas City is 48-67. The Royals lead the season series 6-4 after beating the Twins 8-2 on Tuesday night. The Twins have listed both Dean Kremer (1-4) and Noah Cameron (5-8) as probable starters. Kansas City has not announced a corresponding starter, though right-hander Randy Dobnak is a player to watch after he allowed one earned run over five innings in Tuesday’s win. Minnesota has lost three straight and five of its last seven. The Twins dropped the opener of this four-game series despite a productive night from Josh Bell, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and an RBI. Joe Ryan took the loss, allowing four earned runs in 5 1/3 innings. Kansas City had lost four straight before Tuesday. Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals’ attack after going 3-for-5 with two RBIs in the series opener. John Schreiber worked a scoreless inning in relief. One key matchup to watch is Twins reliever Kody Funderburk. He has been sharp recently, allowing no earned runs in nine of his last ten appearances. Over that stretch, he has struck out eight in 10 1/3 innings. His most recent outing came Tuesday against Kansas City, when he threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings with two strikeouts. Dobnak, meanwhile, has won his last two starts. He threw seven scoreless innings against Minnesota on July 29 and followed up with five innings of one-run ball in Tuesday’s win over the Twins. He also worked 4 1/3 innings, allowing one earned run, in a victory against San Diego on July 18. Both teams are playing below expectations, but Minnesota is looking to climb back toward .500 and keep pace in the AL Central. Kansas City is trying to build on Tuesday’s victory and avoid another losing streak. A game simulation from Interstat projects a 6-3 Minnesota win. The same model gives the Twins a 50.30 percent probability of victory. Minnesota is a 1.5-run favorite, and the over/under is set at 9. The Twins will continue this series Thursday afternoon before traveling to Milwaukee for a weekend set against the Brewers. Kansas City will host Minnesota again Thursday, then welcome the Chicago Cubs for three games beginning Friday.