Twins lefthander Glen Perkins has left the team to be with his wife, Alisha, who has gone into labor. If labor takes more than a day, Perkins may be scratched from his start on Monday against the Yankees.

The Twins were unsure this morning who would start tomorrow if that happened. Boof Bonser is unavailable after pitching last night. Nick Blackburn could be moved up, but Twins manager Ron Gardenhire wasn’t ready to commit to that. “We would have to ad-lib,” he said. 

Carlos Gomez is getting a mental health day.  Justin Morneau asked for a DH day and got it. Gardenhire likes Everett’s glovework at short,  adding that Everett has, “enough,” arm to make throws. And, as evidenced by the hit and run yesterday, Everett can be functional at the plate.

Spotted a couple Twins fans here with brooms…. 

Update: Oh, the Royals’ Zack Greinke has dropped the appeal of his suspension for last week’s dust-up with the White Sox and began serving his five-game ban today.

Lineups

Twins (65-51): 1. Denard Span, CF. 2. Nick Punto, 2B. 3. Joe Mauer, C. 4. Justin Morneau, DH. 5. Jason Kubel, RF. 6. Delmon Young, LF. 7. Mike Lamb, 1B. 8. Brian Buscher, 3B. 9. Adam Everett, SS. Pitching: Scott Baker.

Royals (53-64: 1. Mike Aviles, SS. 2. Mitch Meier, CF. 3. Mark Teahen, RF. 4. Jose Guillen, LF. 5. Billy Butler, DH. 6. Alex Gordon, 3B. 7. Ross Gload, 1B. 8. John Buck, C. 9. Jason Smith, 2B. Pitching: Gil Meche.Â

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