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Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals

Minnesota
Twins
8 - 7
Ricky Nolasco (1-2) ERA: 6.08
Kansas City
Royals
7 - 7
Jason Vargas (2-0) ERA: 1.24
April 18, 2014, 8:10 PM EDT
 | Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium
Power Ranking
Minnesota 1
Kansas City 18
Smart Chart
  • MIN
  • 4.77
  • 4.06
  • 0.00
  • 8.19
  • 3.63
  • 7.97
  • 2.73
  •  
  • Offense
  • Defense
  • Team ERA
  • Offensive Hits
  • Offensive Walks
  • Defensive Hits
  • Defensive Walks
  • KC
  • 4.17
  • 5.30
  • 0.00
  • 8.13
  • 2.55
  • 8.81
  • 3.39
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Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals

The Kansas City Royals battle the visiting Minnesota Twins on Friday in MLB betting odds action at Kauffman Stadium.

Kansas City hands the ball to starter Jason Vargas in this one and he'll try to improve on his 1-0 mark on the year. Minnesota counters with Ricky Nolasco, who will try to quiet the fans and the Royals bats at the same time.

Team Record
Minnesota Twins
All Last 10 vs Div vs AL vs NL
Record8-76-46-38-70-0
Home5-45-43-05-40-0
Away3-31-03-33-30-0
Fave0-00-00-00-00-0
Dog8-76-46-38-70-0
O/U12-37-38-112-30-0
vs LHP3-22-13-13-20-0
vs RHP5-54-33-25-50-0
Team Record
Kansas City Royals
All Last 10 vs Div vs AL vs NL
Record7-75-52-67-70-0
Home4-22-22-14-20-0
Away3-53-30-53-50-0
Fave6-44-42-46-40-0
Dog1-31-10-21-30-0
O/U5-8-14-63-4-15-8-10-0
vs LHP3-12-11-13-10-0
vs RHP4-63-41-54-60-0
Pitchers Last 3 Starts
Minnesota Twins
Ricky Nolasco (1-2) ERA: 6.08
Date OPP SU Score O/U IP Money
Apr 12, 2014KCW7-1O8131
Apr 6, 2014CLEW10-7O4170
Mar 31, 2014CHWL3-5O6-100
Kansas City Royals
Jason Vargas (2-0) ERA: 1.24
Date OPP SU Score O/U IP Money
Apr 13, 2014MINL3-4U7-100
Apr 7, 2014TBW4-2U890
Apr 2, 2014DETL1-2U7-100
Pitcher Recent Starts vs Opponent
Minnesota Twins
Ricky Nolasco (1-2) ERA: 6.08
Date Score Winner IP Hits Runs Earned Runs Walks Strikeouts Decision
Apr 12, 20147-1MIN851114Win
Kansas City Royals
Jason Vargas (2-0) ERA: 1.24
Date Score Winner IP Hits Runs Earned Runs Walks Strikeouts Decision
Apr 13, 20144-3MIN752234No Decision
Apr 16, 20138-6MIN3.195520Loss
Aug 29, 201210-0MIN4.286525Loss
Aug 18, 20123-2SEA6.282212No Decision
May 4, 20123-2MIN6.141125No Decision
Head to Head Detail
Search MLB DatabaseTeamsRuns ScoredLineTotalO/UPitcher
Apr 13, 2014KC31098UnderJason Vargas (L)
MIN4Kevin Correia (R)
Apr 12, 2014KC11317.5OverJames Shields (R)
MIN7Ricky Nolasco (R)
Apr 11, 2014KC11158OverBruce Chen (L)
MIN10Kyle Gibson (R)
Aug 29, 2013KC31238UnderBruce Chen (L)
MIN1Samuel Deduno (R)
Aug 28, 2013KC81098.5OverDanny Duffy (L)
MIN1Andrew Albers (L)
Aug 27, 2013KC61548.5UnderJames Shields (R)
MIN1Kevin Correia (R)
Aug 7, 2013MIN2-1488UnderSamuel Deduno (R)
KC5Danny Duffy (L)
Aug 6, 2013MIN7-1847.5UnderAndrew Albers (L)
KC0James Shields (R)
Aug 5, 2013MIN0-1528.5OverKevin Correia (R)
KC13Jeremy Guthrie (R)
Aug 1, 2013KC71507.5OverJames Shields (R)
MIN2Scott Diamond (L)
Betting Odds Trends
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Injuries
Minnesota Twins
  • Caleb Thielbar RP 10-day IL (03/18), Hamstring
  • Anthony DeSclafani SP 10-day IL (03/18), Forearm
  • Jhoan Duran SP 10-day IL (03/18), Oblique
Injuries
Kansas City Royals
  • No Injuries
Last 5 Games
Minnesota Twins
Date OPP Score SU Line Total Starter IP Location Opp. Starter
Apr 17, 2014TOR9-5W+1148Mike Pelfrey4.1HDustin McGowan
Apr 17, 2014TOR7-0W+1097.5Kyle Gibson8HR.A. Dickey
Apr 15, 2014TOR3-9L+1127.5Phil Hughes5HBrandon Morrow
Apr 13, 2014KC4-3W+1098Kevin Correia7HJason Vargas
Apr 12, 2014KC7-1W+1317.5Ricky Nolasco8HJames Shields
Kansas City Royals
Date OPP Score SU Line Total Starter IP Location Opp. Starter
Apr 17, 2014HOU5-1W-1337.5James Shields8AScott Feldman
Apr 16, 2014HOU6-4W-1158.5Jeremy Guthrie6ADallas Keuchel
Apr 15, 2014HOU4-2W-1628.5Yordano Ventura7ALucas Harrell
Apr 13, 2014MIN3-4L-1198Jason Vargas7AKevin Correia
Apr 12, 2014MIN1-7L-1417.5James Shields5.2ARicky Nolasco
Stats Comparison
Minnesota Twins
Kansas City Royals

Runs Scored

4.77 4.17

Runs Allowed

4.06 5.30

Team ERA

0.00 0.00

Runs Scored Road vs. Home

4.65 4.76

Runs Allowed Road vs. Home

4.00 5.37

Starter ERA

6.08 1.24
Stats Comparison
Minnesota Twins
Kansas City Royals

Offensive Hits

8.19 8.13

Hits Allowed

7.97 8.81

Bullpen Innings Pitched Last 3

9.2 8

Offensive Walks

3.63 2.55

Defensive Walks

2.73 3.39

Wins Last 10 Games

6 5
Supergrid
Stat Rank Stat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense4.77105.3028
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense4.65135.3726
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense4.17254.064
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense4.76104.003
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