Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 9/15/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Thursday, September 15, 2022

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+160) Minnesota (-190)

Target Field is the site where the Minnesota Twins (70-70) will try to beat the Kansas City Royals (57-85) on Thursday. The odds on this game have the Royals at +160 and the Twins are sitting at -190. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Daniel Lynch and Dylan Bundy.

Kansas City is slugging .377 and have been rung up 1,139 times, while taking a walk on 413 occasions. They have earned 534 RBI's as well as 1,148 hits for the season, while their batting average is sitting at .242. The Royals have tallied 212 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 120 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 556 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .306. As a unit, the Kansas City Royals are recording 3.9 runs per outing, which ranks them 24th in the league.

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The Royals have a team ERA of 4.72 over the course of the season (27th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,039 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 521 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.52 as a squad this season. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.99 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.48. Royals pitchers have allowed 162 home runs in addition to 716 total runs (28th in the league).

Royals pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 158 times and also have had 152 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 71 holds so far this year (17th in baseball). The Royals bullpen have a save percentage of 62.2% and has come into the game in 120 save situations. They have accumulated 28 saves this season and have not converted 17 out of their 45 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 255 base runners this year with 29.0% of those runners crossed the plate. The Royals have sent 490 relievers to the hill this year.

The Royals have turned 67.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 11,127 innings, ranking them 27th in MLB. The Kansas City Royals have accumulated 3,709 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,316 assists and 74 errors. Their fielding rate is at .985 which is 17th in MLB, and have a total of 125 double plays.

Lynch has thrown 180 innings and has earned 160 strikeouts during his career. His earned run average is 5.35 (107 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.600. He has given up 211 base hits (10.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 77 free passes. Lynch (8-16 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.65 while he has faced 823 batters in the majors.

The Minnesota Twins have recorded an OBP of .318 and a batting average of .249 over the course of the season. They have been called out on strikes on 1,157 instances (20th in MLB) and have 1,179 base hits. Minnesota is sitting with 162 HRs this season and 587 runs batted in. The Twins hold a team slugging percentage of .408 and they are earning 4.36 runs per outing (16th in the league). They have notched 235 doubles, while taking a walk 453 times as well as putting up 611 runs.

The Twins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.254 in addition to having a FIP of 4.10 as a team over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.79 (1,167 strikeouts against 419 walks). They are currently ranked 12th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,140. They have given up 165 dingers and they give up 4.31 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball). The Minnesota pitching staff have conceded 595 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.03 (556 earned runs relinquished).

Minnesota has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 51 save chances and they have walked away with 25 saves. They are ranked 30th in MLB holding a save rate of 49.0%, and they have sent 482 relievers onto the diamond so far this year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 155 times in high leverage situations in addition to 116 occasions with base runners. Minnesota relievers hold an inherited score rate of 29.7% of 165 inherited runners. Sitting with 144 save situations, the Twins have amassed 92 holds and 26 blown saves.

The Minnesota Twins have gotten 106 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (10th in baseball). The Twins have 1,140 assists, 65 errors and have accounted for 3,703 putouts on the season. In 11,109 innings played, the Twins have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (10th in MLB).

Bundy (54-64 career mark) has a 4.71 ERA while giving up 8.9 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.99 and he has faced 3,813 batters during his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 468 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.302 and a FIP of 4.7. In his MLB career, Bundy has allowed 882 base hits and he has 843 punch outs in 893 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas City (+160)

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