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The Kansas City Royals (34-20), led by Maikel Garcia on a 13-game hitting streak, will meet the Minnesota Twins (28-24) Monday at Target Field. The Twins are -172 favorites for the matchup, which starts at 2:10 PM ET on BSN.
Joe Ryan will get the ball for Minnesota while Kansas City will counter with Alec Marsh.
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Twins and Royals Betting Trends
The Twins have been favored on the moneyline 35 total times this season. They’ve gone 23-12 in those games.
Minnesota has gone 8-2 (winning 80% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -172 or shorter.
This season, the Royals have been the underdog 30 times and won 16, or 53.3%, of those games.
Kansas City has not entered a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +145.
The Twins have combined with opponents to go over the total 23 times this season for a 23-27-2 record against the over/under.
The Royals and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 22 of their 54 opportunities.
Twins Stats & Insights
The Twins rank 15th in runs scored with 230, 4.4 per game.
Minnesota is 12th in MLB with 56 total home runs.
The Twins’ .231 batting average ranks 23rd in the majors.
Minnesota strikes out 8.7 times per game to rank 17th in the majors.
The pitching staff for the Twins has a collective 9.4 K/9, the first-best in the majors.
Minnesota’s 4.15 team ERA ranks 19th among all MLB pitching staffs.
Royals Stats & Insights
The Royals have scored 263 runs this season, which ranks fourth in MLB.
Kansas City has hit 54 homers this season, which ranks 16th in the majors.
The Royals have a team batting average of .252 this season, which ranks eighth among MLB teams.
Kansas City ranks third in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 6.9 Ks per contest.
The Royals average the 25th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.1) in the majors this season.
Kansas City has the sixth-best ERA (3.34) in the majors this season.
Twins Key Players to Watch
The Twins will send Ryan (3-3) out to make his 11th start of the season. He is 3-3 with a 3.15 ERA and 64 strikeouts through 60 2/3 innings pitched.
Ryan Jeffers leads Minnesota in home runs (10) and runs batted in (32) this season while batting .252.
Max Kepler is batting .301 with an OBP of .365 and a slugging percentage of .522 this season.
Willi Castro is batting .256 to lead Minnesota, while adding four homers and 16 runs batted in this season.
Carlos Correa has 34 hits and an OBP of .366 to go with a slugging percentage of .467 this season.
Royals Key Players to Watch
The Royals will send Marsh (4-1) to the mound for his ninth start this season.
Bobby Witt Jr. paces the Royals with nine home runs.
Garcia has 12 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 15 walks while hitting .267.
Salvador Perez paces the Royals in home runs (nine), runs batted in (39) and has a team-high batting average of .325.
Vinnie Pasquantino has 13 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 21 walks while batting .225.
Twins and Royals Injuries
Twins: Royce Lewis: 10 Day IL (Quadricep), Brock Stewart: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Justin Topa: 15 Day IL (Knee), Anthony DeSclafani: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Zack Weiss: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Daniel Duarte: 60 Day IL (Tricep), Josh Winder: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Royals: Michael Massey: 10 Day IL (Back), Josh Taylor: 60 Day IL (Biceps), Kris Bubic: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kyle Wright: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Kyle Isbel: day-to-day (Face)
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