Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 3/31/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Sunday, March 31, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports North

The Minnesota Twins (87-75 last year) are traveling to Kauffman Stadium on Sunday where they will meet the Kansas City Royals (56-106 last season). The starting pitchers are Bailey Ober and Brady Singer.

As a team, the Minnesota Twins knocked in 4.8 runs per contest, which was 10th in the league. They racked up 778 runs scored and held an OBP of .326. The Twins recorded 264 doubles as a squad and hit 233 baseballs out of the stadium. They accounted for 745 RBI's in addition to 1,335 hits for the previous season, and their team batting average came in at .243. Minnesota had a slugging percentage of .427 and struck out 1,654 times, while taking a walk on 594 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio was 3.52 and their pitching staff earned a collective WHIP of 1.20. Twins pitchers allowed 194 long balls and 659 runs in total (3rd in baseball). Minnesota surrendered 1,294 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 624 earned runs. The Twins compiled a team ERA of 3.87 for the previous season (6th in MLB), and their staff struck out 1,560 hitters. Their pitching staff walked 443 opposing players and their FIP was 3.89 as a squad in the prior season.

The Twins relief pitchers recorded a save rate of 57.6% and entered the game in 147 save situations. The relievers inherited 160 runners over the course of the prior season with 28.1% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Twins pitchers came into the game with runners on base 118 times and also had 186 outings in high leverage situations. The Twins dispatched 490 relievers to the mound over the course of last year. The relief pitchers accumulated 79 holds over the course of last season (21st in MLB). They accumulated 38 saves over the course of last season and missed out on 28 of their 66 save chances.

The Minnesota Twins earned a total of 4,354 putouts in the previous season, in addition to 1,286 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding percentage held steady at .988 which had them ranked 4th in pro baseball, and accumulated 116 double plays. The Twins transformed 69.7% of balls in play into outs out of 13,062 innings, which had them sitting at 9th in the majors.

Ober has pitched in 292 innings and has earned 293 K's so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.63 (118 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.107. He has conceded 265 base knocks (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has had 59 free passes. Ober (13-12 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 3.95 and he has faced 1,183 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Royals had a team SLG% of .398 and they had an average of 4.17 runs per game (23rd in the league). They put up 258 two-baggers, while getting a free base 411 times as well as putting up 676 runs. Kansas City recorded 163 HRs during the previous year to go along with 651 RBIs. They were called out on strikes on 1,396 occasions (16th in MLB) and accounted for 1,325 base knocks. The Kansas City Royals tallied a team OBP of .303 and a team batting average of .244 last season.

The Royals had a team WHIP of 1.407 and had a FIP of 4.70 as a squad during the previous year. Their strikeout to walk ratio came in at 8.10 (1,270 strikeouts vs 553 bases on balls). They ranked 26th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,429. They conceded 207 long balls and they surrender 5.49 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league). The Kansas City pitching staff allowed 859 runs in the prior season while having an ERA of 5.17 (809 earned runs relinquished).

Kansas City relief pitchers had an inherited score percentage of 36.9% of 195 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers took the field 136 times in high leverage situations and also on 121 occasions with runners on base. Finishing with 119 save situations, the Royals earned 66 holds and 25 blown saves. They were ranked 26th in the league with a save percentage of 52.8%, and they sent 526 relief pitchers onto the field last year. Kansas City had relief pitchers enter the game in 53 save opportunities and they earned 28 saves.

In 12,681 innings on the diamond, the Royals had a defensive efficiency of 68.5% (19th in baseball). The Kansas City Royals had 123 double plays and accounted for a fielding rate of .986 (12th in the majors). The Royals accrued 1,391 assists, 80 errors and had a total of 4,227 putouts during the previous year.

Singer (27-31 mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.49 earned run average and has allowed 9.3 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.97 and he has gone up against 2,172 batters in his career. He has given up 252 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.345 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. In his career, Singer has allowed 520 hits and he has 475 strikeouts in 505 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas City

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