Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 9/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Friday, September 6, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports North

The Minnesota Twins (75-64) are on their way to Kauffman Stadium on Friday where they will play the Kansas City Royals (76-65). The men taking the mound will be Zebby Matthews and Cole Ragans.

As a team, the Minnesota Twins are scoring 4.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 9th in the league. They are sitting with 662 runs scored and have an OBP of .321. The Twins have compiled 271 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 168 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 627 runs batted in and 1,185 hits on the campaign, and their batting average is .252. Minnesota has a slugging % of .425 and have struck out 1,118 times, while being walked on 412 occasions.

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The Twins have a team earned run average of 4.19 for the season (20th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,257 hitters. Twins pitchers have allowed 161 long balls and 616 total runs (16th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 358 batters and their FIP is 3.86 as a unit on the campaign. Minnesota has surrendered 1,106 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) and 573 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 3.51 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.19.

The Twins relievers have a save percentage of 70.9% and has come into the game in 137 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 153 base runners so far this season and 43.8% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Twins relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 104 times as well as having 168 appearances in high leverage situations. The Twins have dispatched 449 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relievers have a total of 81 holds so far this season (9th in MLB). They have accumulated 39 saves so far this year and have blown 16 of their 55 save opportunities.

The Twins have turned 70.3% of balls in play into outs in their 11,085 innings, which ranks them 12th in the majors. The Minnesota Twins have a tally of 3,695 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,052 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which has them ranked 6th in professional baseball, and have earned 63 double plays.

Matthews (1-2 record in his career) holds a FIP of 7.30 and he has faced 79 batters in the majors. He has given up 23 hits (12.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 2 free passes. His earned run average is 7.41 (14 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.471. Matthews has pitched in 17 frames and has accounted for 18 K's in his career.

Kansas City has accounted for 157 long balls so far this year as well as 652 RBIs. They have recorded 244 doubles, while taking a walk 366 times and scoring 670 runs. The Kansas City Royals are sitting with an OBP of .310 in addition to a team batting average of .254 for the season. The Royals hold a team SLG% of .418 and they average 4.75 runs per game (10th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 971 instances (29th in MLB) and have earned 1,201 base hits.

The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.269 and have a FIP of 3.89 as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.20 (1,131 strikeouts vs 408 bases on balls). They come in at 21st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,164. They have surrendered 132 long balls and they surrender 4.23 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Kansas City pitching staff have surrendered 582 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.94 (542 earned runs yielded).

Kansas City has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 56 save chances and they have earned 35 saves. They rank 17th in the league holding a save percentage of 62.5%, and they have sent 439 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 126 times in high leverage situations and on 115 occasions with runners on. Kansas City relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 29.4% out of their 201 inherited base runners. With 124 save situations, the Royals have tallied 66 holds in addition to 21 blown saves.

In 11,154 innings on the field, the Royals have a efficiency on defense of 69.3% (20th in MLB). The Kansas City Royals have gotten 112 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (8th in pro baseball). The Royals have recorded 1,255 assists, 70 errors and have earned a total of 3,718 putouts during this campaign.

So far in his MLB career, Ragans has given up 245 hits while tallying 337 strikeouts in 297 innings pitched. He has conceded 121 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.205 and a FIP of 3.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.98 and he has gone up against 1,233 opposing hitters during his career. Ragans (17-17 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.67 earned run average while conceding 7.4 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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