Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 5/29/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (-120) Minnesota (+102)

The Minnesota Twins (29-24) are hosting the Kansas City Royals (34-21) at Target Field on Wednesday. The odds on this game have the Royals at -120 and the Twins are at +102. The over/under comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Seth Lugo and Bailey Ober.

As a squad, the Kansas City Royals are compiling 4.9 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 6th in MLB. They are sitting with 268 runs while holding a team OBP of .315. The Royals have tallied 98 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 54 balls out of the park. They have earned 258 runs batted in in addition to 463 hits on the year, and their average at the plate is .253. Kansas City is slugging .409 and have been called out on strikes 384 times, while being walked on 154 occasions.

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The Royals hold a team earned run average of 3.37 on the campaign (5th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 436 batters. Royals pitchers have conceded 44 home runs and 190 total runs (2nd in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 165 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.67 as a unit over the course of the season. Kansas City has given up 423 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and 181 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.64 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.22.

Royals bullpen pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 34 times as well as having 57 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have notched 30 holds on the season (12th in MLB). The Royals relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 70.8% and has come into the game in 55 save situations. They have earned 17 saves this year and have missed out on 7 of 24 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 61 base runners over the course of the season and 24.6% of them crossed the plate. The Royals have dispatched 165 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

The Kansas City Royals have a tally of 1,449 putouts this season, as well as 486 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .989 which has them sitting 2nd in the majors, and they have turned 36 double plays. The Royals have turned 71.0% of balls in play into outs out of 4,347 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 6th in pro baseball.

Lugo has thrown 713 frames and is sitting with 709 punch outs so far in his career. His earned run average is 3.32 (263 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.152. He has surrendered 634 base knocks (8.0 hits per nine innings) and has 188 walks. Lugo (48-32 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.63 and he has faced 2,935 hitters in the major leagues.

The Minnesota Twins have a team on-base percentage of .304 and a batting average of .231 on the year. They have struck out on 458 occasions (14th in baseball) and have a total of 408 hits. Minnesota is sitting with 58 HRs for the year to go along with 219 runs batted in. The Twins hold a team SLG% of .395 and they are recording 4.45 runs per outing (11th in the league). They have put up 100 doubles, while taking a walk 157 times and putting up 236 runs.

The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.213 with a FIP of 3.75 as a pitching staff on the year. They come in at 16th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 439. The Minnesota pitching staff have surrendered 231 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 4.14 (216 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.40 (490 strikeouts vs 130 walks). They have conceded 62 HR's and they surrender 4.43 runs per 9 innings (16th in the league).

With 66 save situations, the Twins have earned 39 holds in addition to 8 blown saves. Minnesota has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 26 save opportunities and they have come away with 18 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 60 times in high leverage situations and on 42 occasions with runners on base. Minnesota relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 48.5% out of their 66 inherited runners. They are ranked 11th in baseball holding a save percentage of 69.2%, and they have sent 166 relievers to the mound this year.

The Minnesota Twins have gotten 25 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .988 (5th in pro baseball). The Twins have racked up 385 assists, 21 errors and have a total of 1,407 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 4,221 innings on the diamond, the Twins hold a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (21st in MLB).

Ober (18-14 career mark) is the owner of a 3.73 earned run average and has surrendered 8.0 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.89 and he has gone up against 1,391 hitters thus far in his career. He has given up a total of 143 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.097 and having a FIP of 3.9. In his MLB career, Ober has given up 307 hits and he has 347 K's in 344 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas City (-120)

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