Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 8/12/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Monday, August 12, 2024

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

The Kansas City Royals (64-52) are on their way to Target Field on Monday where they will compete against the Minnesota Twins (63-50). The expected starting pitchers will be Brady Singer and Pablo Lopez.

Kansas City is slugging .414 and have struck out 784 times, while drawing a walk on 304 occasions. They have tallied 538 RBI's and 980 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average is at .253. The Royals have tallied 193 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 126 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 554 runs and have an OBP of .311. As a unit, the Kansas City Royals are earning 4.8 runs per outing, which is 10th in MLB.

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The Royals hold a team ERA of 3.77 so far this year (6th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 917 hitters. Royals pitchers have allowed 107 home runs in addition to 460 runs (6th in the league). They have walked 343 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.89 as a unit on the season. Kansas City has relinquished 937 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 427 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.67 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.25.

Royals relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 88 times in addition to having 106 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have notched 55 holds so far this season (20th in the league). The Royals relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 61.4% and stepped onto the hill in 100 save situations. They have recorded 27 saves so far this season and have blown 17 of their 44 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 154 base runners for the year and 26.6% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Royals have sent 358 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The Royals have converted 70.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of 9,186 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 16th in professional baseball. The Kansas City Royals have a tally of 3,062 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,066 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding rate is at .987 which has them sitting 5th in the majors, and have a total of 93 double plays.

Singer has pitched in 635 innings and is sitting with 596 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Singer (35-38 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.13 while he has faced 2,716 batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.20 (296 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.317. He has surrendered 639 hits (9.1 hits per nine innings) and has 197 free passes.

The Twins have a team slugging % of .427 and they score 4.88 runs per game (8th in baseball). They have put up 227 doubles, while walking 348 times as well as racking up 552 runs. Minnesota has compiled 137 home runs for the year as well as 523 runs batted in. They have struck out on 912 occasions (22nd in MLB) and are sitting with 966 hits. The Minnesota Twins have an on-base percentage of .324 and a batting average of .252 so far this season.

The Minnesota pitching staff have yielded 500 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.18 (465 earned runs given up). They have surrendered 130 homers and they give up 4.50 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball). The Twins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.179 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.83 as a squad for the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.30 (1,032 strikeouts vs 295 walks). They are currently ranked 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 884.

With 114 save situations, the Twins have compiled 68 holds and also 14 blown saves. Minnesota has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 45 save opportunities and they have come away with 31 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 133 times in high leverage situations and on 88 occasions with runners on. Minnesota relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 45.0% of 131 inherited base runners. They rank 7th in the league holding a save percentage of 68.9%, and they have dispatched 363 relief pitchers to the hill on the season.

The Minnesota Twins have turned 52 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (9th in MLB). The Twins have racked up 855 assists, 53 errors and have earned a total of 3,001 putouts during this campaign. In 9,003 innings played, the Twins hold a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (8th in professional baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Lopez has conceded 759 hits while earning 867 strikeouts in 833 innings pitched. Lopez (49-47 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 4.00 ERA and has surrendered 8.2 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 370 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.174 and a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.96 and he has gone up against 3,443 hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas City

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