With a 1-0 series advantage following Thursday's game, the Kansas City Royals squandered their lead on Friday evening with a lo s.In game No. 44 for the Royals, the club surrendered a whopping 10 runs to their division rivals. The Minnesota Twins' bats were hot all night, Tyson Ross Jersey and starting pitcher Brad Keller had arguably his worst outing of the year. In four innings of work, the 26-year-old allowed 11 hits and six runs with a pair of home runs and a trio of walks. It wasn't the outing the Royals needed and despite their ability to claw back to score seven runs overall, it wasn't enough in the end.On Saturday, the 15-29 Royals are back at Target Field and will be looking to secure at least a series split against the first-place Twins. Pitching probables for Sunday's series finale are Zack Greinke for Kansas City and Sonny Gray for Minnesota. Continuing their American League Central road trip after Sunday, the Royals will travel to Cleveland Wil Myers Jersey to square off against the Guardians up next.Here's how the Royals will line up in this afternoon's game:Kansas City: RHP Brady Singer (1-0, Chase Headley Jersey 1.83 ERA)Minnesota: RHP Chris Archer (0-1, 3.86 ERA)Scroll to ContinueWhit Merrifield (R) - CFAndrew Benintendi (L) - LFBobby Witt Jr. (R) - SSSalvador Perez (R) - DHMJ Melendez (L) - CHunter Dozier (R) - RFCarlos Santana (S) - 1BEmmanuel Rivera (R) - 3BNicky Lopez (L) - 2BAfter dealing with a sprained thumb that caused him to land on the 10-day Injured List, catcher Salvador Perez is activated and will be in Saturday's lineup for the Royals. While the veteran star has struggled this season, he's fared much better when playing out of the designated hitter spot. This not only allows Perez to ease his way back into the swing of things, but it also provides rookie MJ Melendez with opportunities to get quality reps behind the plate. In a corresponding move to Perez's activation, the Tony Gwynn Jersey Royals optioned catcher Sebastian Rivero to Double-A Northwest Arkansas.In two starts since being promoted from Triple-A Omaha, Brady Singer has to sed 14 innings of eight-hit, three-walk, 12-strikeout ball without allowing a single run. In fact, Singer hasn't been charged with a run since his season debut back on April 10. The "secret" to his improvement has been increased changeup usage, as the pitch works off his other offerings and has flashed the ability to be a competent option overall. For the second time Dave Winfield Jersey in a row, Singer will take the mound looking to secure a win against Minnesota. He landed a no-decision last time out, so both he and the Royals will be hoping for a different outcome this time around.First Pitch:1:10 p.m. CSTTV: Bally Sports Kansas CityRadio: KCSP 610 AM