Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 4/20/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (-140) Kansas City (+120)

Kauffman Stadium is the site where the Kansas City Royals (3-5) will take on the Minnesota Twins (4-6) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this matchup has Minnesota at -140 while Kansas City is priced at +120. The betting total is set at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Chris Paddack and Daniel Lynch.

As a unit, the Minnesota Twins are putting up 3.7 runs per contest, which puts them at 23rd in MLB. They have racked up 37 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .287. The Twins have accrued 11 two-baggers as a team and have hit 12 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 34 runs batted in and 60 hits for the year, and their team batting average is at .190. Minnesota has a slugging rate of .340 and have struck out 99 times, while drawing a walk on 38 occasions.

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The Twins have compiled a team ERA of 4.09 on the campaign (20th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 82 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 37 batters and their FIP comes in at 4.34 as a unit over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.22 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.31. Twins pitchers have allowed 12 home runs and also 43 runs in total (19th in the league).

The Twins have dispatched 34 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 11 runners so far this season with 54.5% of them ended up scoring. They have recorded 0 saves for the year and have missed out on 1 out of their 1 save chances. The Twins bullpen have compiled a save rate of 0.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 3 save situations. The relievers have recorded 2 holds over the course of the season (29th in MLB). Twins relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 7 times in addition to having 4 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Twins have turned 71.0% of balls in play into outs in their 792 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 14th in pro baseball. The Minnesota Twins are sitting with 264 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 78 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .977 which has them sitting 28th in the majors, and have a total of 5 double plays.

Paddack (20-20 career record) has a FIP of 4.07 while facing 1,292 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 288 base knocks (8.3 hits per 9 innings) with 65 walks. His ERA is 4.24 (147 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.131. Paddack has thrown 312 innings and has earned 313 punch outs during his MLB career.

The Royals have a team slugging % of .303 and they are scoring 3.12 runs per contest (26th in the league). They have 6 doubles, while getting a free base 17 times as well as recording 25 runs. Kansas City has 5 home runs this season as well as 24 RBIs. They have been rung up on 51 occasions (30th in MLB) and have earned a total of 54 hits. The Kansas City Royals have earned an on-base percentage of .263 in addition to a batting average of .207 this year.

The Kansas City pitching staff have conceded 41 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 5.13 (41 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 7 homers and they concede 5.13 runs per 9 innings (25th in baseball). The Royals have a team WHIP of 1.389 with a FIP of 3.89 as a pitching staff this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.30 (62 strikeouts against 27 walks). They rank 12th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 73.

Kansas City has had relief pitchers enter the game in 1 save opportunity and they have earned 1 save. They rank 3rd in the league with a save percentage of 100.0%, and they have sent 32 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have come in 16 times in high leverage situations in addition to 13 occasions with base runners. Kansas City relievers hold an inherited score rate of 40.0% out of their 20 inherited base runners. Sitting with 3 save situations, the Royals have 2 holds in addition to 0 blown saves.

The Kansas City Royals have gotten 9 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of 1.000 (2nd in professional baseball). The Royals have accrued 75 assists, 0 errors and have 216 putouts on the campaign. In their 648 innings on the diamond, the Royals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.6% (25th in professional baseball).

Lynch (4-7 career record) has earned a 6.04 earned run average and has allowed 11.0 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.94 and he has gone up against 336 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 49 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.658 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.1. So far in his pro baseball career, Lynch has conceded 89 hits while totaling 62 strikeouts in 73 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City (+120)

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