Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins Odds

Power Ranking

Kansas City 2

Minnesota 21

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KC
4.05
5.34
0.00
8.12
2.46
8.87
3.35

Offense
Defense
Team ERA
Offensive Hits
Offensive Walks
Defensive Hits
Defensive Walks

MIN
4.68
4.14
0.00
8.20
3.54
7.99
2.80

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Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins

The visiting Kansas City Royals hope for a solid performance on Friday as they look to pick up a win at Target Field against the Minnesota Twins.

Danny Duffy, with a record of 7-10 on the season, gets the ball for the Kansas City Royals, while the Minnesota Twins trot Ricky Nolasco to the mound in this one. He is 5-7 so far in 2014.

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Team Record

Kansas City Royals

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	66-54	9-1	25-25	52-50	14-4
Home	33-28	6-1	13-12	26-25	7-3
Away	33-26	3-0	12-13	26-25	7-1
Fave	39-24	8-0	16-13	30-22	9-2
Dog	26-29	1-1	9-12	21-27	5-2
O/U	54-61-5	4-6	26-23-1	47-51-4	7-10-1
vs LHP	18-17	4-1	5-5	12-15	6-2
vs RHP	48-37	5-0	20-20	40-35	8-2

Team Record

Minnesota Twins

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	54-65	5-5	23-21	47-55	7-10
Home	25-30	1-1	12-7	23-25	2-5
Away	29-35	4-4	11-14	24-30	5-5
Fave	11-8	3-0	4-2	10-7	1-1
Dog	41-56	2-5	18-19	35-47	6-9
O/U	57-57-5	5-5	22-21-1	46-51-5	11-6
vs LHP	18-21	2-2	9-9	16-19	2-2
vs RHP	36-44	3-3	14-12	31-36	5-8

Pitchers Last 3 Starts

Kansas City Royals

Danny Duffy (8-10) ERA: 2.60

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
Aug 10, 2014	SF	W	7-4	O	6.2	65
Aug 5, 2014	ARI	W	12-2	O	5	78
Jul 30, 2014	MIN	W	3-2	U	5.2	65

Minnesota Twins

Ricky Nolasco (5-8) ERA: 5.99

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
Jul 6, 2014	NYY	L	7-9	O	2	-100
Jul 1, 2014	KC	W	10-2	O	6	130
Jun 26, 2014	LAA	L	4-6	O	6	-100

Pitcher Recent Starts vs Opponent

Kansas City Royals

Danny Duffy (8-10) ERA: 2.60

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
Jul 30, 2014	3-2	KC	5.2	4	1	1	6	4	No Decision
Jun 30, 2014	6-1	KC	5.2	4	1	1	2	3	Win
Aug 28, 2013	8-1	KC	6.2	5	0	0	0	7	Win
Aug 7, 2013	5-2	KC	3.2	6	2	2	2	7	No Decision
Jun 3, 2011	5-2	MIN	5	7	3	3	3	3	Loss

Minnesota Twins

Ricky Nolasco (5-8) ERA: 5.99

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
Jul 1, 2014	10-2	MIN	6	8	1	1	0	3	Win
Apr 18, 2014	5-0	KC	5.2	11	5	5	0	3	Loss
Apr 12, 2014	7-1	MIN	8	5	1	1	1	4	Win

Head to Head Detail

Search MLB Database	Teams	Runs Scored	Line	Total	O/U	Pitcher
Jul 31, 2014	MIN	3	-210	7.5	Over	Kevin Correia (R)
Jul 31, 2014	KC	6	-210	7.5	Over	Yordano Ventura (R)
Jul 30, 2014	MIN	2	-152	7	Under	Phil Hughes (R)
Jul 30, 2014	KC	3	-152	7	Under	Danny Duffy (L)
Jul 29, 2014	MIN	2	-205	7.5	Under	Kyle Gibson (R)
Jul 29, 2014	KC	1	-205	7.5	Under	James Shields (R)
Jul 2, 2014	KC	4	128	8	Under	Jason Vargas (L)
Jul 2, 2014	MIN	0	128	8	Under	Kevin Correia (R)
Jul 1, 2014	KC	2	130	7.5	Over	James Shields (R)
Jul 1, 2014	MIN	10	130	7.5	Over	Ricky Nolasco (R)
Jun 30, 2014	KC	6	125	8	Under	Danny Duffy (L)
Jun 30, 2014	MIN	1	125	8	Under	Yohan Pino (R)
Apr 20, 2014	MIN	8	-171	8	Over	Phil Hughes (R)
Apr 20, 2014	KC	3	-171	8	Over	Yordano Ventura (R)
Apr 19, 2014	MIN	4	-140	8.5	Over	Kevin Correia (R)
Apr 19, 2014	KC	5	-140	8.5	Over	Bruce Chen (L)
Apr 18, 2014	MIN	0	-143	7.5	Under	Ricky Nolasco (R)
Apr 18, 2014	KC	5	-143	7.5	Under	Jason Vargas (L)
Apr 13, 2014	KC	3	109	8	Under	Jason Vargas (L)
Apr 13, 2014	MIN	4	109	8	Under	Kevin Correia (R)

Betting Odds Trends

Kansas City Royals

Kansas City is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 9 games
Kansas City is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Kansas City's last 11 games on the road
Kansas City is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Kansas City is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Kansas City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota

Betting Odds Trends

Minnesota Twins

Minnesota is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Minnesota's last 11 games at home
Minnesota is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Kansas City
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Kansas City
Minnesota is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Kansas City

Injuries

Kansas City Royals

Carlos Hernandez P 15-day IL (03/25), Shoulder
Josh Taylor RP 60-day IL (03/25), Biceps
Jake Brentz RP 15-day IL (03/25), Hamstring
Michael Massey 2B 10-day IL (03/25) is expected to be activated Friday vs Baltimore Orioles, Back

Injuries

Minnesota Twins

Anthony DeSclafani SP 60-day IL (03/28), Forearm
Carlos Correa SS 10-day IL (04/12), Oblique
Max Kepler RF 10-day IL (04/07), Knee
Zack Weiss RP 60-day IL (03/28), Shoulder
Jhoan Duran SP 15-day IL (03/25), Oblique
Justin Topa RP 15-day IL (03/25), Shoulder
Daniel Duarte RP 15-day IL (04/04), Triceps
Royce Lewis SS 10-day IL (03/29), Quad
Josh Winder SP 60-day IL (03/28), Stress Fracture

Last 5 Games

Kansas City Royals

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
Aug 14, 2014	OAK	7-3	W	-111	7	James Shields	6	H	Jeff Samardzija
Aug 13, 2014	OAK	3-0	W	-102	7	Jason Vargas	9	H	Scott Kazmir
Aug 12, 2014	OAK	3-11	L	+132	7	Jeremy Guthrie	4.2	H	Jon Lester
Aug 11, 2014	OAK	3-2	W	-107	7	Yordano Ventura	6	H	Sonny Gray
Aug 10, 2014	SF	7-4	W	-153	7.5	Danny Duffy	6.2	H	Tim Lincecum

Minnesota Twins

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
Aug 13, 2014	HOU	3-1	W	-108	8	Kyle Gibson	7.2	A	Brett Oberholtzer
Aug 12, 2014	HOU	4-10	L	+130	7.5	Yohan Pino	4.1	A	Collin McHugh
Aug 11, 2014	HOU	4-2	W	-110	8.5	Tommy Milone	6	A	Brad Peacock
Aug 10, 2014	OAK	6-1	W	+163	7.5	Phil Hughes	7	A	Jason Hammel
Aug 9, 2014	OAK	4-9	L	+230	7.5	Trevor May	2	A	Jeff Samardzija

Stats Comparison

Kansas City Royals

Minnesota Twins

Runs Scored

4.05 4.68

Runs Allowed

5.34 4.14

Team ERA

0.00 0.00

Runs Scored Road vs. Home

3.41 4.87

Runs Allowed Road vs. Home

5.25 4.18

Starter ERA

2.60 5.99

Stats Comparison

Kansas City Royals

Minnesota Twins

Offensive Hits

8.12 8.20

Hits Allowed

8.87 7.99

Bullpen Innings Pitched Last 3

7.1 8

Offensive Walks

2.46 3.54

Defensive Walks

3.35 2.80

Wins Last 10 Games

9 5

Supergrid

	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	4.05	27	4.14	5
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	3.41	30	4.18	9
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	4.68	13	5.34	28
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	4.87	9	5.25	28