The Minnesota Twins will play host to their divisional rival Kansas City Royals at Target Field. The matchup will begin at 2:10 p.m. ET and fans can tune in to Fox Sports Kansas City to catch the game.
Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins Odds
Minnesota (-215) is the enormous favorite against Kansas City (+195) and oddsmakers have the Over/Under for this afternoon game at 10.5 runs (-120 for the over and +100 for the under). The game’s most recent runline odds sit at -110 for taking the Royals +1.5 runs and -110 for the Twins -1.5 runs.
The Royals have gone 57-99 SU this year and are 73-82 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 24.1 units for gamblers taking the moneyline and 22.3 units ATS. The Twins, on the other hand, are 95-60 SU and 85-69 ATS. They’ve gained 21.3 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 9.9 units ATS.
Minnesota games have an over/under record of 78-71-5 in 2019. Kansas City has an over/under record of 76-71-8.
The right-handed Jorge Lopez is getting the start for the visiting Royals. Lopez (4-8, 5.93 ERA) has racked up 106 punchouts in 115.1 innings so far. He’s 1-0 with five strikeouts and a 3.52 ERA against Minnesota this year.
The Twins are putting the ball in the left hand of Martin Perez (10-7, 4.92 ERA), who’s got 129 strikeouts and 64 walks this season as well as a 1.49 WHIP. Perez is 0-1 with 12 strikeouts and a 7.02 ERA over three starts against Kansas City this year.
Minnesota’s pitchers have given up 4.7 runs per game overall in 2019 as a unit. The club’s starting pitching staff has an ERA of 4.19, a WHIP of 1.30 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.5. The bullpen has a 4.24 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 9.5 K/9. In 69 divisional games, Twins starters have an ERA of 4.16 and the bullpen’s ERA is 3.06.
The Minnesota offense is putting up 5.8 runs per outing, including 5.7 per game against divisional foes and 5.4 per game over its last five. The team’s hit .244/.333/.448 over its last five contests and is 3-2 SU during that span.
Jorge Polanco has helped lead the Twins’ offense this season with 22 home runs, 78 RBIs and 103 runs scored.
In the other dugout, Kansas City’s pitching staff allowed 5.3 runs per game and its starters own a 5.20 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 7.22 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 5.02, along with a WHIP of 1.43.
Royals hitters have slashed .246/.310/.399 on their way to 4.2 runs scored per game this season, including 4.8 runs per game against divisional foes and 4.2 per game over the team’s last five outings (1-4 SU).
Whit Merrifield has led Kansas City’s offense. Merrifield is hitting .299/.347/.460 with 16 home runs, 74 RBIs, 101 runs and 18 steals.
The Royals just took the previous game in this series by a final score of 12 runs to five.
Royals vs. Twins MLB Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Twins, ATS Winner – Royals, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- The over has hit in three of Kansas City’s last seven outings.
- The Royals have hit six home runs in their last 10 games. The Twins have hit 17 over their last 10.
- The Royals have a team OPS of .709 this season and an OPS of .700 against left-handed pitchers. The Twins’ OPS stands at .833 overall and .878 against southpaws.
- Kansas City has posted 20.8 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 21.4 over its last five.
