Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 9/22/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Thursday, September 22, 2022

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (-150) Kansas City (+130)

The Minnesota Twins (73-75) are headed to Kauffman Stadium on Thursday where they will play the Kansas City Royals (59-89). The moneyline on this game has Minnesota at -150 while Kansas City is at +130. The betting total comes in at 7.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Josh Winder and Jon Heasley.

The Twins have tallied 247 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 169 balls out of the stadium. Minnesota has a slugging percentage of .405 and have struck out 1,225 times, while being walked on 468 occasions. As a squad, the Minnesota Twins are putting up 4.3 runs per game, which has them at 17th in baseball. They have 613 RBI's as well as 1,246 hits on the year, while their batting average is sitting at .249. They have earned a total of 639 runs scored and hold an OBP of .317.

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The Twins are sitting with a team ERA of 3.99 for the year (19th in MLB), and they have rung up 1,226 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 443 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.10 as a unit on the season. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.77 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.26. Twins pitchers have allowed 173 long balls and also 629 total runs (14th in baseball).

Twins relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 125 times as well as having 167 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have earned 98 holds for the season (4th in MLB). The Twins relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 50.0% and has come into the game in 153 save situations. They have 27 saves over the course of the season and have blown 27 of their 54 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 173 base runners so far this year and 30.1% of those players earned a run for their team. The Twins have dispatched 510 relievers to the hill for the season.

The Twins have turned 70.2% of balls hit into play into outs in their 11,853 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 10th in the majors. The Minnesota Twins have accumulated 3,951 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,213 assists and 72 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .986 which has them sitting 11th in MLB, and they have twisted 113 double plays.

Winder (4-4 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 5.04 while he has faced 227 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has conceded 52 base knocks (8.7 hits per 9 innings) with 16 free passes. His ERA is 4.17 (25 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.259. Winder has thrown 54 innings and has tallied 35 punch outs in his MLB career.

Kansas City has tallied 124 home runs this year to go along with 554 runs batted in. They have recorded 224 two-baggers, while taking a walk 424 times and scoring 576 runs. The Kansas City Royals have accounted for an on-base percentage of .306 and a team batting average of .242 on the season. The Royals have a team slugging percentage of .377 and they have an average of 3.89 runs per contest (24th in the league). They have struck out on 1,188 instances (23rd in the league) and have 1,201 hits.

The Kansas City pitching staff have relinquished 742 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.72 (679 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 164 home runs and they concede 5.16 runs per 9 innings (27th in MLB). The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.478 in addition to having a FIP of 4.47 as a team on the campaign. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.00 (1,083 strikeouts against 541 free passes). They come in at 29th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,372.

With 126 save situations, the Royals have earned 74 holds and also 19 blown saves. Kansas City has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 48 save opportunities and they have tallied 29 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 160 times in high leverage situations and on 165 occasions with base runners. Kansas City relievers have an inherited score percentage of 29.5% of 268 inherited base runners. They rank 19th in baseball with a save percentage of 60.4%, and they have sent 511 relievers to the mound so far this season.

The Kansas City Royals have turned 136 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (15th in MLB). The Royals have 1,387 assists, 75 errors and have accounted for 3,883 putouts so far this year. In their 11,649 innings on the diamond, the Royals hold a defensive efficiency of 67.5% (29th in professional baseball).

During his MLB career, Heasley has surrendered 106 hits while earning 68 strikeouts in 103 innings pitched. Heasley (4-9 record in his career) has earned a 5.07 ERA and has surrendered 9.3 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 58 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.466 and having a FIP of 5.8. His K/BB ratio is 1.51 and he has faced 453 hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota (-150)

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