Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 5/27/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Monday, May 27, 2024

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+125) Minnesota (-148)

The Kansas City Royals (34-20) are on their way to Target Field on Monday where they will try to beat the Minnesota Twins (28-24). The odds on this game have the Royals at +125 and the Twins are sitting at -148. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Alec Marsh and Joe Ryan.

Kansas City owns a slugging percentage of .412 and have struck out 366 times, while drawing a walk on 150 occasions. They have accounted for 253 runs batted in in addition to 446 base knocks so far this year, and their batting average sits at .253. The Royals have hit 96 doubles as a team and have hit 53 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 262 runs while holding a team OBP of .315. As a squad, the Kansas City Royals are notching 4.9 runs per game, which is 6th in baseball.

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The Royals are sitting with a team ERA of 3.31 for the season (5th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 420 hitters. Royals pitchers have conceded 42 home runs in addition to 180 total runs (2nd in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 161 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.67 as a squad so far this season. Kansas City has allowed 410 base knocks (7.9 per 9 innings) and 172 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.61 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.22.

The Royals bullpen have a save percentage of 73.9% and has come into the game in 54 save situations. The relievers have inherited 58 runners this season and 22.4% of those runners earned a run for their team. Royals pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 32 times and also have had 56 appearances in high leverage situations. The Royals have dispatched 161 relievers to the hill on the year. The relievers have accumulated 30 holds this season (11th in baseball). They have tallied 17 saves so far this season and have blown 6 of 23 save opportunities.

The Royals have converted 71.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 4,203 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 5th in professional baseball. The Kansas City Royals have earned a total of 1,401 putouts on the year, as well as 471 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .989 which ranks 2nd in pro baseball, and they have turned 35 double plays.

Marsh (7-10 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.81 and he has faced 517 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 111 hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 51 walks. His earned run average is 4.60 (60 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.381. Marsh has pitched in 117 innings and has accounted for 121 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career.

The Minnesota Twins have a team OBP of .305 in addition to a team batting average of .233 on the year. They have been rung up on 444 occasions (13th in the league) and have earned a total of 398 hits. Minnesota has hit 56 home runs so far this season to go along with 211 runs batted in. The Twins have a team slugging percentage of .399 and they are recording 4.47 runs per outing (11th in baseball). They have hit 98 doubles, while taking a walk 150 times and scoring 228 runs.

The Minnesota pitching staff have allowed 220 runs on the year while having an ERA of 4.11 (206 earned runs surrendered). They have relinquished 60 home runs and they relinquish 4.39 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball). The Twins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.215 in addition to having a FIP of 3.78 as a unit on the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.40 (470 strikeouts vs 128 walks). They come in at 15th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 420.

Minnesota has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 25 save chances and they have walked away with 17 saves. They rank 12th in the league with a save percentage of 68.0%, and they have dispatched 160 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this year. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 60 times in high leverage situations in addition to 40 occasions with runners on base. Minnesota relievers have an inherited score rate of 46.0% of 63 inherited base runners. With 65 save situations, the Twins have 39 holds and also 8 blown saves.

The Minnesota Twins have gotten 25 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .990 (1st in the majors). The Twins have 366 assists, 18 errors and have notched a total of 1,353 putouts this year. In 4,059 innings on the diamond, the Twins have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (20th in pro baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Ryan has allowed 336 base hits while accumulating 442 K's in 395 innings. Ryan (29-22 career mark) has a 3.92 earned run average while allowing 7.6 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 172 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.090 and a FIP of 3.9. His K/BB ratio is 4.65 and he has faced 1,613 opposing hitters so far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota (-148)

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