Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 4/30/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins
Date: Sunday, April 30, 2023
Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN
TV: Bally Sports North
Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+140) Minnesota (-165)
The Minnesota Twins (16-11) are hosting the Kansas City Royals (6-21) at Target Field on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has the Royals at +140 and the Twins are at -165. The over/under has been set at 8. The starting pitchers are Brady Singer and Joe Ryan.
Kansas City has a slugging rate of .347 and have been called out on strikes 250 times, while drawing a walk on 60 occasions. They have 83 RBI's in addition to 197 base knocks so far this season, and their average at the plate is .219. The Royals have accumulated 41 doubles as a unit and have hit 20 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 89 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .274. As a squad, the Kansas City Royals are scoring 3.3 runs per contest, which puts them at 28th in the league.
They have a K/BB ratio of 2.57 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.42. Royals pitchers have surrendered 39 home runs and 150 total runs (27th in baseball). Kansas City has allowed 246 base knocks (9.4 per 9 innings) as well as 144 earned runs. The Royals are sitting with a team ERA of 5.50 so far this season (28th in the league), and they have rung up 226 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 88 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.84 as a team so far this year.
The Royals relievers have a save rate of 57.1% and has stepped onto the mound in 12 save situations. The relievers have inherited 23 base runners so far this year and 47.8% of them ended up crossing the plate. Royals pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 14 times in addition to having 16 appearances in high leverage situations. The Royals have dispatched 86 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have 5 holds for the year (28th in baseball). They have accumulated 4 saves over the course of the season and have blown 3 of 7 save chances.
The Royals have converted 68.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 2,121 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 22nd in the majors. The Kansas City Royals have notched a total of 707 putouts on the year, in addition to 216 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .991 which ranks 3rd in baseball, and they have twisted 21 double plays.
Singer has taken the mound for 373 innings and has earned 366 K's during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.20 (174 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.303. He has allowed 369 hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has 117 free passes. Singer (21-22 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 3.90 and he has faced 1,586 hitters in the major leagues.
The Twins have a slugging percentage of .415 and they tally 4.59 runs per game (14th in MLB). They have recorded 42 two-baggers, while walking 80 times and putting up 124 runs. Minnesota has knocked in 36 long balls so far this year to go along with 119 RBIs. They have struck out on 254 occasions (4th in the league) and have totaled 211 base hits. The Minnesota Twins have recorded an OBP of .306 as well as a team batting average of .235 so far this year.
The Twins have a WHIP of 1.107 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.49 as a pitching staff this year. They are currently ranked 7th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 200. The Minnesota pitching staff have yielded 101 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.52 (94 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 10.00 (268 strikeouts against 66 bases on balls). They have allowed 27 homers and they yield 3.78 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball).
Minnesota bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 37.5% out of 16 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 24 times in high leverage situations and on 13 occasions with runners on base. With 31 save situations, the Twins have amassed 19 holds and also 4 blown saves. They are ranked 13th in MLB with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 73 bullpen pitchers onto the field this season. Minnesota has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 12 save chances and they have earned 8 saves.
In 2,166 innings played, the Twins have a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (10th in MLB). The Minnesota Twins have turned 19 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (19th in baseball). The Twins have recorded 210 assists, 13 errors and have amassed 722 putouts on the campaign.
In his career, Ryan has allowed 153 base knocks while he has totaled 217 punch outs in 205 innings pitched. Ryan (20-9 win-loss record in his career) holds a 3.50 earned run average while conceding 6.7 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 80 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.016 and a FIP of 3.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.88 and he has gone up against 827 opposing batters during his MLB career.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota (-165)
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