Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City

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Probable Pitchers: (L) Milone, T (2-0) vs. (L) Vargas, J (1-1)

The Minnesota Twins take on the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City.

The Twins are 4-1 in their last 5 overall and 4-1 in their last 5 games on grass. They are 4-1 in Milone's last 5 starts vs. American League Central and 4-1 in Milone's last 5 starts. The over is 9-3 in the Twins last 12 during game 2 of a series and 19-7 in their last 26 games vs. a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30.

The Royals are 9-1 in their last 10 home games vs. a left-handed starter and 5-1 in their last 6 games vs. a left-handed starter. The Royals are 1-4 in Vargas' last 5 starts with 4 days of rest and 0-4 in Vargas' last 4 starts during game 2 of a series. The over is 4-1 in the Royals last 5 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15 and 11-4-1 in their last 16 vs. a team with a losing record.

Head-to-head, the Twins are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in Kansas City.

Minnesota Twins Betting Trends

The Minnesota Twins are 5-6-1 against the over/under

The run differential for the Minnesota Twins is -1.7

Kansas City Royals Betting Trends

The Kansas City Royals are 7-5-0 against the over/under

The run differential for the Kansas City Royals is 2.3

Injuries to Watch

Minnesota Twins

04/17/15 P Brian Duensing Side 15-day DL (4/16)
04/10/15 P Ricky Nolasco Elbow 15-day DL (4/9)
04/04/15 P Ervin Santana Suspension expected to miss 80 games

Kansas City Royals

04/19/15 SS Alcides Escobar Knee "?" Monday vs. Minnesota Twins
04/18/15 P Greg Holland Pectoral 15-day DL (4/17)
04/15/15 RF Alex Rios Hand 15-day DL (4/14)
04/06/15 P Luke Hochevar Elbow 15-day DL (4/6)
04/06/15 P Tim Collins Elbow 15-day DL (4/6)
04/04/15 P Kris Medlen Elbow 60-day DL (3/07)

Guy's Pick: Take Kansas City

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