Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 5/28/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

The Minnesota Twins (28-24) host the Kansas City Royals (34-20) at Target Field on Tuesday. The starting pitchers will be Cole Ragans and Simeon Woods Richardson.

Kansas City has a slugging rate of .411 and have been called out on strikes 374 times, while taking a walk on 154 occasions. They have recorded 254 RBI's as well as 453 hits so far this year, and their average at the plate is .252. The Royals have earned 97 doubles as a team and have hit 54 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 263 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .315. As a team, the Kansas City Royals are compiling 4.9 runs per outing, which is 6th in baseball.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.63 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.22. Royals pitchers have surrendered 42 long balls and 184 total runs (2nd in the league). Kansas City has given up 416 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) as well as 176 earned runs. The Royals have a team earned run average of 3.33 on the year (6th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 428 batters. They have walked 163 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.64 as a team on the campaign.

Royals pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 34 times in addition to having 57 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have racked up 30 holds on the campaign (11th in the league). The Royals relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 70.8% and stepped onto the hill in 55 save situations. They have 17 saves for the year and have missed out on 7 of their 24 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 61 base runners on the season with 24.6% of those players earned a run for their team. The Royals have sent 164 relievers to the hill so far this season.

The Kansas City Royals are sitting with 1,425 putouts so far this season, in addition to 479 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .990 which is 2nd in pro baseball, and they have turned 35 double plays. The Royals have turned 71.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 4,275 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 6th in baseball.

Ragans has taken the ball for 198 innings and has earned 216 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.73 (82 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.217. He has conceded 163 base knocks (7.4 hits per nine innings) with 78 walks. Ragans (11-11 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.28 while going up against 821 hitters in the major leagues.

The Twins hold a team slugging % of .395 and they score 4.42 runs per game (13th in the league). They have notched 100 doubles, while walking 155 times and scoring 230 runs. Minnesota has recorded 56 home runs so far this year as well as 213 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 450 occasions (14th in MLB) and have accounted for 401 hits. The Minnesota Twins hold a team OBP of .304 as well as a team batting average of .231 so far this season.

The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.215 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.79 as a unit so far this year. They are sitting at 15th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 429. The Minnesota pitching staff have allowed 226 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 4.15 (212 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.40 (480 strikeouts against 130 walks). They have given up 62 dingers and they surrender 4.42 runs per 9 innings (15th in the league).

Sitting with 65 save situations, the Twins have tallied 39 holds in addition to 8 blown saves. Minnesota has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 25 save opportunities and they have earned 17 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 60 times in high leverage situations and on 41 occasions with runners on. Minnesota relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 46.9% out of their 64 inherited base runners. They rank 11th in the league holding a save rate of 68.0%, and they have sent 163 relievers to the mound on the season.

The Minnesota Twins have turned 25 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (4th in MLB). The Twins have racked up 377 assists, 20 errors and have 1,380 putouts so far this year. In 4,140 innings played, the Twins have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (20th in professional baseball).

Woods Richardson (1-1 career mark) has earned a 3.43 earned run average and has given up 8.5 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.83 and he has gone up against 187 hitters thus far in his career. He has given up a total of 17 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.209 and a FIP of 3.7. So far in his pro baseball career, Woods Richardson has allowed 42 hits while he has totaled 34 strikeouts in 44 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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