Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins 7/5/2023 Picks Predictions

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05 July 2023

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The visiting Kansas City Royals will march into the North Star State to take on the Minnesota Twins in the final round of the three-game series.

The match will be held at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, at 7:40 p.m. (EDT). The Royals are in last place in the AL Central standings with an overall record of 25-61.

The team is 12 matches behind the fourth-place Chicago White Sox. The Royals won two of their last five matches this season following a 3-9 loss in last Tuesday’s match.

Kansas City bagged 29 at-bats, three runs, five hits, 3 RBIs, one home run, one walk, and nine batters.

Zack Greinke was charged with the loss in pitching as he gave up six runs on seven hits with three batters and three home runs across 5.1 innings.

The Kansas City Royals have a batting average of.233, ranked 24th in the league. The team has a record of 298 on-base percentage with a slugging percentage of.374.

The Royals collected 323 runs with 663 hits, 75 home runs, 308 RBIs, and 771 strikeouts this year.

Shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. is the team’s offensive line leader with a batting average of.254, an on-base percentage of.296, a total of 87 hits, and 45 RBIs.

Catcher Salvador Perez is the leader of the home runs, as he has blasted 15 this season.

The team will send Alec Marsh to the mound, and he posted a record of 0-1 this year with an 11.25 ERA, five strikeouts, 2.500 WHIP, and -0.2 WAR.

The Kansas City Royals are 1-8 SU in their last nine matches against Minnesota.
The total went OVER in six of Kansas City’s last seven matches on the road.
Kansas City is 1-12 SU in their last 13 matches on the road against Minnesota.
The Royals are 1-5 SU in their last six matches with a team in the American League.

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On the other side of the matchup, the Minnesota Twins won four of their last five matches this season, which improved their overall record to 44-43.

The team leads the AL Central standings in first place, just two matches ahead of the second-place Cleveland Guardians. Minnesota is currently 1-1 against Kansas City after winning the second matchup 9-3.

The Twins racked up 34 at-bats last Tuesday with nine runs, ten hits, 9 RBIs, three home runs, two walks, and six batters.

Kenta Maeda won in pitching by allowing two runs on three hits with one walk, nine batters, and one home run across 7.0 innings.

The Minnesota Twins are batting an average of.234, ranked 24th in the league. The team has a record of.311 on-base percentage with a slugging percentage of.403.

The Twins hauled 361 runs, 675 hits, 109 home runs, 344 RBIs, and 874 strikeouts this season. Shortstop Carlos Correa is the leader of Minnesota’s offense with a batting average of.227, 67 hits, and 38 RBIs.

Designated hitter Byron Buxton leads the home runs and the on-base percentage with 15 and.306, respectively.

The team will send right-hander Pablo Lopez to the mound, and he posted a 4-5 record this year with a 4.24 ERA, 126 strikeouts, 1.147 WHIP, and 1.2 WAR.

The total went OVER in four of Minnesota’s last five matches against Kansas City.
The total went OVER in six of Minnesota’s last seven matches at home.
The Minnesota Twins are 12-1 SU in their last 13 matches at home against Kansas City.
The Minnesota Twins are 5-1 SU in their last six matches against an opponent in the AL.

Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins The MLB pick for this game is the Minnesota Twins, but the play here is UNDER.

Eight of the Twins’ last 11 games and five of their seven matches against a right-hander were cashed in UNDER. Minnesota is the better team overall in this matchup and will have the upper hand.

The Twins will be playing on home turf and sending a solid starter who fared well in his previous outing.

Minnesota is expected to sweep the three-game series against Kansas City and bag all the wins. Take the Minnesota Twins to win with a predicted score of 5-1.

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