(Sports Network) - The Minnesota Twins try for their fourth straight win this evening when they continue a four-game series with the Kansas City Royals at the Metrodome.

In the opener of this set on Monday, Scott Baker threw eight strong innings and Joe Mauer drove in three runs as the Twins rolled to a 3-1 win. Joe Nathan pitched a perfect ninth for his 23rd save in 25 chances for Minnesota, which had dropped five in a row prior to its current streak.

Baker (5-4) allowed a career-low two hits and one run while striking out seven without a walk. Over the last three games, Twins' starters have given up just four runs and 11 hits in 21 innings (1.71 ERA).

Jason Tyner had three hits including a triple and Mauer and Morneau had two hits apiece for the Twins, who traded second baseman Luis Castillo prior to the game.

The Twins sent the 31-year-old Castillo to the Mets in exchange for Double-A catcher Drew Butera and Single-A outfielder Dustin Martin.

Kansas City starter Gil Meche (7-8) went seven innings, allowing two runs on seven hits with one walk and six strikeouts. David DeJesus and Mark Grudzielanek accounted for the two hits by the Royals, who had a four-game winning streak snapped.

Getting the call for the Twins tonight will be right-hander Carlos Silva, who is 8-11 with a 4.76 earned run average. Silva was tagged with the loss on Wednesday against the Toronto Blue Jays, as he surrendered six runs (five earned) on eight hits in 5 1/3 innings.

Silva has faced the Royals nine times and is 3-2 against them with a 4.18 ERA.

Kansas City will counter with Jorge De La Rosa, who is coming off a brilliant effort against the New York Yankees in his last start. De La Rosa scattered six hits over 5 1/3 scoreless innings on Thursday to improve to 8-10 on the year, while lowering his ERA to 5.35 on the season.

De La Rosa surrendered just an unearned run in defeating the Twins earlier in the year and is 1-3 lifetime against them with a 4.76 ERA in six games, four starts.

Kansas City has split its six meetings with the Twins this season, but is just 9-21 in its last 30 visits to Minnesota.