The Kaไnsas City Royals will take the field against the Minnesota Twins (76-65) on Saturday. The game begins at 7:15 p.m. ET on FOX, with the Royals listed as -141 favorites on the moneyline.
🍸Alec Marsh will get the ball for Kans꧟as City while Minnesota will counter with Bailey Ober.
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Royals and Twins Betting Trends
The R🔯oyals have won 63.4% of the games this seas♒on when they were favored on the moneyline (45-26).
When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -141 or shorter, Kansas City haওs gone 25-8 (75.8%).
The Twins have entered the game as underdogs 43 times this season and won 15, or 34.9ꦦ%, of thos🐎e games.
This season, Minnesota has won three of its 12 games, or 25%, when it’s the underdog by at least +120 on the moneyline.
The Royals have played in 142 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the t🌳otal𝔍 64 times (64-73-5).
The Twins and their opponents have gone over the total this s🌳eason in 71 of their 141 opportu꧋nities.
Royals Stats & Insights
The Royals are the nint𝄹h-highest scori💦ng team in the majors, averaging 4.8 runs per game (675 total).
Kan🌞sas City ranks 16th in MLB action withಞ 158 total home runs.
The Royals’ .254 batting average is sixth-best in MLB.
Kansas City’s batters strike out 6.9 times per game, the second-fewest strikeouts in MLB.
The 8.2 str♉ikeouts per nine innings put together by the♎ Royals pitching staff ranks 25th in the majors.
Kansas City’s 3.91 team ERA ranks 12th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Twins Stats & Insights
The Twins have scored 666 runs (4.7 per game) this s♎eason, which ranks 11th in MLB.
Minnesota’s 170 home runs rank 10th in Major League Baseball.
The Twins’ .251 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking ninth in MLB.
ꩲMinnesota is one of the best teams in baseball at making contact this season, ranking 10th with an average of 8.1 strikeouts per game.
The Twins strik✅e out 9.2 batters per nineꦬ innings as a pitching staff, third-best in MLB.
Minnesota has the 20th-ranked ERA (4.19) ꧟in the majors this season.
Royals Key Players to Watch
Marsh gets the start for the Royals, his 22nd of the season. He is 7-8 with a 4.70 ERA and 100 strikeou𝐆ts in 111 2/3 innings pitched.
Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City in home runs with 30⭕, runs batted in with 97 and his batting 🦩average of .337 is also best on his team.
Salvador Perez has 140 hits🌜 and an OBP ꩵof .332 to go with a slugging percentage of .469 this season.
Maikel Garcia has 126 hits this season and a slas🌼h line of .239/.285/.345.
Hunter Ren⛦froe is batting .240 with an OBP of .314 and a slugging percentage of .399 this season.
Twins Key Players to Watch
The Twins will hand the ball to Ober (12-6) for his 27th start of th🅘e season.
Carlos Santana has racked up a team-high 20 home runs and 6🍸0 ruꩵns batted in.
Willi Castro is batting .248 to lead his team.
Jose Mir𓆉anda i🌃s hitting .300 with 28 doubles, three triples, nine home runs and 18 walks.
Ryan Jeffers has shown off his 𝓡power as he paces his team with 20 home runs.
Royals and Twins Injuries
Royals: Vinnie Pasquantino: 10 Day IL (Thumb), Hunter Harvey: 15 Day IL (Back), Will Smith: 15 Day IL (Back), Michael Lorenzen: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Josh Taylor: 60 Day IL (Biceps), Kyle Wright: 60 Day IL (Should🎐er)
Twins: Byron Buxton: 10 Day IL (Hip), Carlos Correa: 10 Day IL (Foot), Manuel Margot: 10 Day IL (Groin), Max Kepler: 10 Day IL (Knee), Kody Funderburk: 60 Day IL (Oblique), Anthony DeSclafani: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Alex Kirilloff: 60 Day IL (Back), Brock Stewart: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Chris Paddack: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Justin Topa: 60 Day IL (Knee), Daniel Duarte: 60 Day IL (Tricep), Joe Ryan: 60 Day ♔IL (Tricep)
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