(Sports Network) - The Kansas City Royals take aim at their fifth straight win this evening when they open a four-game series with the Minnesota Twins at the Metrodome.

Kansas City completed a three-game sweep of the Texas Rangers on Sunday, as Leo Nunez tossed six scoreless innings and David DeJesus drove in three runs to help the Royals to 10-0 win at Kauffman Stadium. Tony Pena ended 2-for-4 with three RBI and a pair of runs scored for the Royals, whose winning streak comes on the heels of a three-game slide.

Nunez (1-0) struck out one and walked one while lowering his earned run average to 0.90 for his two starts this season. Joel Peralta worked the final three innings to pick up his first save of the year and keep the shutout intact.

Hoping to keep the Royals on the winning track tonight will be right-hander Gil Meche, who is 7-7 with a 3.76 ERA. Meche lost for the first time in five decisions on Wednesday against the New York Yankees, as he allowed five runs and nine hits in 7 1/3 innings.

Meche is 5-1 lifetime against the Twins with a 4.44 ERA in nine starts.

Minnesota, meanwhile, won the final two games of its three-game series with the Cleveland Indians, culminating with a 4-1 win in Sunday's rubber match at Jacobs Field.

Justin Morneau's run-scoring double highlighted a three-run eighth inning in the win, while Lew Ford added a home run for the Twins, who had dropped five in a row before winning their last two.

Matt Garza allowed just one run on five hits in six innings of work en route to a no-decision. Garza also had a career-high 11 strikeouts. Dennys Reyes (2-1) earned the win with 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief.

Heading to the hill tonight for the Twins will be right-hander Scott Baker, who is 4-4 with a 5.30 ERA. Baker was saddled with the loss on Tuesday against the Toronto Blue Jays, as he surrendered four runs and six hits in seven innings.

Baker has faced the Royals three times and is 0-2 against them with a 4.26 ERA.

Kansas City has won three of five from the Twins this season, but is just 9-20 in its last 29 visits to Minnesota.