The Kansas City Royals (78-65) will meet the Minnesota Twins (76-66) on Sunday at 2:10 p.m. ET. Bobby Witt Jr. will be looking for his 99th RBI of the season for the favored Royals (-123) when the game gets underway at Kauffman Stadium, live on BSN.
Kansas City’s Michael Wacha gets the start, and he’ll go against Minnesota’s Simeon Woods Richardson.
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Royals and Twins Betting Trends
The Royals have won 63.4% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (45-26).
Kansas City has a 34-17 record (winning 66.7% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -123 or shorter.
This season, the Twins have been the underdog 43 times and won 15, or 34.9%, of those games.
Minnesota has a record of 8-16 in games where bookmakers have it as underdogs of at least +105 on the moneyline.
In the 143 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for the Royals, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 64 times (64-74-5).
The Twins’ games have gone over the total in 71 of their 142 chances.
Royals Stats & Insights
The Royals are the ninth-highest scoring team in the majors, averaging 4.7 runs per game (679 total).
Kansas City averages 1.1 home runs per game to rank 17th in baseball with 158 total home runs.
The Royals’ .254 batting average is sixth-best in the majors.
Kansas City’s batters strike out 6.9 times per game, the second-lowest average in the majors.
The 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Royals pitching staff ranks 24th in MLB.
Kansas City has the 11th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.90).
Twins Stats & Insights
The Twins have scored the 11th-most runs in the league this season with 668 (4.7 per game).
Minnesota’s 170 home runs rank 10th in Major League Baseball.
The Twins have a team batting average of .250 this season, which ranks 11th among MLB teams.
Minnesota has shown good bat-to-ball skills at the plate this season with the 10th-best strikeout rate (8.1 per game) among MLB offenses.
The Twins strike out 9.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-best in MLB.
Minnesota pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.19 ERA this year, which ranks 20th in MLB.
Royals Key Players to Watch
Wacha gets the start for the Royals, his 26th of the season. He is 11-7 with a 3.50 ERA and 123 strikeouts in 144 2/3 innings pitched.
Witt leads Kansas City in home runs with 30, runs batted in with 98 and his batting average of .336 is also best on his team.
Salvador Perez has collected 140 hits this season and has an OBP of .331. He’s slugging .466 on the year.
Maikel Garcia has 126 hits this season and a slash line of .239/.285/.345.
Hunter Renfroe is batting .240 with an OBP of .314 and a slugging percentage of .399 this season.
Twins Key Players to Watch
Richardson (5-3) will take to the mound for the Twins and make his 25th start of the season.
Carlos Santana has put up a team-best 20 home runs and 60 runs batted in.
Willi Castro has a club-high .248 batting average.
Jose Miranda has 28 doubles, four triples, nine home runs and 18 walks while hitting .299.
Ryan Jeffers’ 20 home runs pace his team.
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 (Shoulder)
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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