Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 9/8/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Sunday, September 8, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports North

Kauffman Stadium is the location where the Kansas City Royals (76-65) will go up against the Minnesota Twins (76-64) on Sunday. The starting pitchers will be Simeon Woods Richardson and Michael Wacha.

As a squad, the Minnesota Twins are earning 4.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 8th in MLB. They have notched a total of 666 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .320. The Twins have hit 272 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 170 baseballs out of the park. They have 631 runs batted in in addition to 1,192 base knocks this season, and their team batting average is at .251. Minnesota has a slugging percentage of .425 and have struck out 1,129 times, while drawing a walk on 414 occasions.

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The Twins hold a team earned run average of 4.18 on the year (20th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,270 batters. Twins pitchers have conceded 161 home runs and also 619 runs in total (17th in baseball). They have walked 359 hitters and their FIP is 3.83 as a unit this season. Minnesota has allowed 1,114 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 576 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.54 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.19.

The Twins have dispatched 451 relievers to the hill on the year. The relievers have inherited 154 runners on the campaign and 43.5% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have earned 40 saves on the season and have blown 16 of 56 chances to save the game. The Twins bullpen have compiled a save rate of 71.4% and has come into the game in 139 save situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 82 holds so far this season (9th in MLB). Twins bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 105 times in addition to having 170 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Twins have transformed 70.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of 11,166 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 12th in the majors. The Minnesota Twins have accumulated 3,722 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,061 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .987 which has them sitting 6th in baseball, and they have turned 63 double plays.

Woods Richardson (5-4 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.09 and he has gone up against 550 batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 116 base hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) with 45 free passes. His earned run average is 4.15 (60 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.238. Woods Richardson has taken the hill for 130 frames and has 112 K's so far in his MLB career.

The Kansas City Royals have a team on-base percentage of .310 and a team batting average of .254 on the year. They have been called out on strikes on 971 occasions (29th in baseball) and have earned a total of 1,201 base hits. Kansas City has a total of 157 HRs so far this season as well as 652 runs batted in. The Royals have a team slugging percentage of .418 and they average 4.75 runs per game (10th in MLB). They have 244 doubles, while taking a walk 366 times as well as recording 670 runs.

The Kansas City pitching staff have given up 582 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.94 (542 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 132 home runs and they relinquish 4.23 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Royals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.269 and have a FIP of 3.88 as a squad for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.20 (1,131 strikeouts against 408 walks). They come in at 20th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 1,164.

Kansas City relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 29.4% out of their 201 inherited base runners. Their relievers have taken the field 126 times in high leverage situations and also on 115 occasions with runners on. With 124 save situations, the Royals have earned 66 holds in addition to 21 blown saves. They sit at 18th in baseball holding a save rate of 62.5%, and they have dispatched 439 relief pitchers onto the field for the year. Kansas City has called on relievers to enter the contest in 56 save opportunities and they have walked away with 35 saves.

The Kansas City Royals have turned 112 double plays and have a fielding rate of .986 (8th in baseball). The Royals have accrued 1,255 assists, 70 errors and have accounted for 3,718 putouts so far this season. Out of their 11,154 innings on the field, the Royals have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (20th in pro baseball).

Wacha (99-61 career record) has a 3.92 earned run average while giving up 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.81 and he has gone up against 6,040 opposing hitters in his MLB career. He has surrendered 623 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.284 and a FIP of 3.9. During his career, Wacha has conceded 1,386 base knocks and he has 1,268 punch outs in 1,431 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota

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