The Minnesota Twins will try to be nasty hosts on Saturday when the Kansas City Royals pay a visit to Target Field.
Minnesota sends Tommy Milone out against Yordano Ventura for the Kansas City Royals in this game. Milone is 9-5 with a 4.04 ERA on the season, while Ventura is 12-8 on the year and has a 4.20 ERA.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
The moneyline was hovering in the range of 106 for the Minnesota Twins in this one over at Sportsbook. The over under number was sitting near 8 at Sportsbook.
Prediction-scoring formulas run on this game pick a potential 5-4.2 result in favor of the Twins. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.
Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Minnesota Twins sport a record of 83-77 heading into this matchup, while the Kansas City Royals sit at 93-67 on the season Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Minnesota vs Kansas City injuries news.
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Minnesota Twins at No. 6 and the Kansas City Royals at No. 22 heading into this contest.
Statistical Matchup
The game also pits Minnesota Twins No. 11-rated offense, averaging 4.34 runs per game, against a Kansas City Royals defense that ranks No. 10 at 3.99 in runs allowed per game. The Minnesota Twins have averaged 8.35 hits per game so far, less than Kansas City Royals batters have averaged on the year (9.24 hits per game).
Kansas City brings the No. 10-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Twins's No. 17-ranked defense.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The Royals enjoyed a 3-1 victory at the expense of the Twins on Friday, with C Young throwing 0.2 innings of 0-hit ball at Target Field.
Next Betting Matchups
Kansas City at Minnesota, Sunday, October 4th