Twins vs Royals Prediction
The Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Royals face off on Friday in an MLB showdown at Kaufmann Stadium.
Can the Twins Hang onto the AL Central?
This is a series the Twins need to have a sweep of, as the Cleveland Guardians continue to creep closer and closer to them. The Twins won their first game of the series against the Seatlte mariners, but they then lost two straight. On Wednesday they almost made the comeback, but they gave up eight runs, and ended up losing by a run. Matt Wallner had a big game finishing with two hits, two runs, two RBIs, and two home runs. Byron Buxton has dealt with injuries all season, but he’s back off the injured list now. The Twins are averaging 4.39 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.0 runs per game. The offense is ranked 19th in the league while the pitching is ranked 2nd. Sonny Gray gets the start here and over his last two starts he has given up seven runs.
Twins Betting Trends
- The Twins have won each of their last seven games against AL Central opponents.
- The Twins have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven games against American League opponents following a home loss.
- The Twins have trailed after 3 innings in six of their last nine games as road favourites against American League opponents.
- The Twins have trailed after 7 innings in three of their last four games as road favourites against AL Central opponents.
- The 'Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Twins' last three road games against AL Central opponents.
Struggling Brady Singer
On the mound for the Royals in this game will be Brady Singer, and he currently sits with a 6-8 record and an ERA of 5.55. In 26 innings so far this month he has given up 13 runs. The Royals faced off against the Cleveland Guardians in the last series and they lost two of the three games. On Wednesday the pitching gave up eight runs and that led to the five run defeat. The Royals are averaging 3.68 runs while their pitching is giving up 5.38 runs per game. The offense is ranked 29th while the pitching is ranked 28th.
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Royals Betting Trends
- The Royals have lost each of their last 14 Friday games.
- The Royals have covered the run line in each of their last five night games against the Twins at Kauffman Stadium following a road loss.
- The Royals have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last eight Friday games against opponents that held a winning record.
- The Royals have lost the first inning in each of their last six Friday night home games.
- The Royals have trailed after 7 innings in each of their last nine Friday night games against opponents that held a winning record.
Twins and Royals Facts
- The Kansas City Royals ranks 29th in the league for RBI's this season (368).
- The Kansas City Royals ranks 29th in the league for walks this season (256).
- The Minnesota Twins ranks 2nd in the league for opponent batting average this season (.231).
- The Minnesota Twins ranks 3rd in the league for ERA this season (3.80).
Shane’s Free Pick
The Twins are going to continue beating up on the Royals here. Sonny Gray is going to lockdown here. The Royals offense is averaging 3.68 runs per game and they are going to struggle to get even two runs here. Buxton coming back is going to help the Twins offense, and that is going to be the difference as the Twins are going to win this game with ease. Back the Twins -1.5 to cash.
