Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, Pick and Preview, April 20 (4/20): MLB
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- Apr 20, 2022, 9:38:35 AM
Credit: photo by Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Odds
| Time | 8:10 p.m. EST |
| Twins money line | -132 |
| Twins run line | -1.5 (+125) |
| Royals money line | +110 |
| Royals run line | +1.5 (-145) |
| Over / under | 8.5 |
Key stats
| Minnesota Twins | Kansas City Royals | |
| Record | 4-7 | 4-5 |
| Road / home record | 2-3 | 4-4 |
| Last 10 record | 4-6 | 4-5 |
| Streak | L1 | W2 |
| Over / under record | 3-7-1 | 3-6 |
| Runs / game | 3.64 | 3.22 |
| Runs allowed / game | 4.27 | 4.89 |
Preview
The minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals will play the second of a 3-game series at the Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday night. The Royals won the 1st game of the series. Salvador Perez homered twice and Hunter Dozier hit another go-ahead home run to lift the Kansas City Royals over the Minnesota Twins 4-3 on Tuesday night.
Minnesota Twins
The Twins get here with a 4-7 record and have lost 3 of their last 4 games. The team is averaging 3.6 runs per game and allowing 4.2 runs. Luis Arraez is batting for .323 AVG. Gary Sanchez has 8 RBI and Buxton has 2 home runs.
Dylan Bundy has 2 wins already with a 0.87 ERA and 8 strikeouts.
Probable Pitcher: Chris Paddack (0-1, 6.75 ERA)
Paddack will be on the mound in the 2nd game of the series for the Twins. Paddack (0-1) allowed three earned runs on six hits and no walks while striking out three across four innings to take the loss Wednesday against the Dodgers.
Kansas City Royals
The Royals get here with a 4-5 record and are 4-4 at home this season. The team is averaging 3.22 runs and allowing 4.28 runs per game. Nicky Lopez is batting for a .385 AVG. Salvador Perez has 4 home runs and 6 RBI.
Brad Keller leads the pitching staff with a 1.38 ERA and 10 strikeouts.
Probable Pitcher: Daniel Lynch (0-1, 10.80 ERA)
Daniel Lynch will be on the mound in the 2nd game of the series for the Royals. Lynch was the pitcher of record in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Cardinals after giving up six runs on nine hits and a walk. He struck out seven in the 81-pitch outing. He pitched once against the Twins last season and allowed 4 runs in 6 innings striking out 4.
BETTING TRENDS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games.
Minnesota are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games.
Kansas City are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games at home.
Prediction
The Twins have struggled so far and have won only 4 games but I think it's a matter of time for the team to start playing better. The Royals have lost 5 of their last 7 games and will be sending Lynch to the mound who allowed 6 runs in his last game. Paddack earned 3 runs against the Dodgers so I expect him to have a better game this time. Take the Twins.
PICK: Twins ML (-132)
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