Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins Odds

Power Ranking

Kansas City 4

Minnesota 27

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KC
4.17
5.30
0.00
8.13
2.55
8.81
3.39

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

MIN
4.77
4.06
0.00
8.19
3.63
7.97
2.73

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Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins

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

It's a pitching duel between Trevor May for the Minnesota Twins (0-1 on the year) and Jason Vargas for Kansas City Royals (9-5 so far).

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Team Record

Kansas City Royals

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	68-55	8-2	27-26	54-51	14-4
Home	33-28	6-1	13-12	26-25	7-3
Away	35-27	2-1	14-14	28-26	7-1
Fave	41-25	7-1	18-14	32-23	9-2
Dog	26-29	1-1	9-12	21-27	5-2
O/U	56-62-5	5-5	28-24-1	49-52-4	7-10-1
vs LHP	19-17	3-1	6-5	13-15	6-2
vs RHP	49-38	5-1	21-21	41-36	8-2

Team Record

Minnesota Twins

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	55-67	4-6	24-23	48-57	7-10
Home	26-32	1-2	13-9	24-27	2-5
Away	29-35	3-4	11-14	24-30	5-5
Fave	11-8	2-0	4-2	10-7	1-1
Dog	42-58	2-6	19-21	36-49	6-9
O/U	59-58-5	5-5	24-22-1	48-52-5	11-6
vs LHP	18-22	1-3	9-10	16-20	2-2
vs RHP	37-45	3-3	15-13	32-37	5-8

Pitchers Last 3 Starts

Kansas City Royals

Jason Vargas (10-5) ERA: 3.35

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
Aug 13, 2014	OAK	W	3-0	U	9	98
Aug 8, 2014	SF	W	4-2	U	5	91
Aug 2, 2014	OAK	L	3-8	O	4.1	-100

Minnesota Twins

Trevor May (0-2) ERA: 9.00

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
Aug 9, 2014	OAK	L	4-9	O	2	-100

Pitcher Recent Starts vs Opponent

Kansas City Royals

Jason Vargas (10-5) ERA: 3.35

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
Jul 2, 2014	4-0	KC	7	4	0	0	2	5	Win
Apr 18, 2014	5-0	KC	7	7	0	0	1	4	Win
Apr 13, 2014	4-3	MIN	7	5	2	2	3	4	No Decision
Apr 16, 2013	8-6	MIN	3.1	9	5	5	2	0	Loss
Aug 29, 2012	10-0	MIN	4.2	8	6	5	2	5	Loss

Minnesota Twins

Trevor May (0-2) ERA: 9.00

Head to Head Detail

Search MLB Database	Teams	Runs Scored	Line	Total	O/U	Pitcher
Aug 17, 2014	KC	12	104	8	Over	Jeremy Guthrie (R)
Aug 17, 2014	MIN	6	104	8	Over	Tommy Milone (L)
Aug 16, 2014	KC	1	104	7.5	Under	Yordano Ventura (R)
Aug 16, 2014	MIN	4	104	7.5	Under	Phil Hughes (R)
Aug 15, 2014	KC	6	132	8	Over	Danny Duffy (L)
Aug 15, 2014	MIN	5	132	8	Over	Ricky Nolasco (R)
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)

Betting Odds Trends

Kansas City Royals

Kansas City is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games
Kansas City is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Kansas City's last 14 games on the road
Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Kansas City is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against Minnesota

Betting Odds Trends

Minnesota Twins

Minnesota is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games at home
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City
Minnesota is 5-11 SU in its last 16 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
Alec Marsh SP 15-day IL (04/25), Elbow

Injuries

Minnesota Twins

Anthony DeSclafani SP 60-day IL (03/28), Forearm
Carlos Correa SS 10-day IL (04/12), Oblique
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 60-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 17, 2014	MIN	12-6	W	-114	8	Jeremy Guthrie	7	A	Tommy Milone
Aug 16, 2014	MIN	1-4	L	-114	7.5	Yordano Ventura	6.2	A	Phil Hughes
Aug 15, 2014	MIN	6-5	W	-142	8	Danny Duffy	5.1	A	Ricky Nolasco
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

Minnesota Twins

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
Aug 17, 2014	KC	6-12	L	+104	8	Tommy Milone	1.1	H	Jeremy Guthrie
Aug 16, 2014	KC	4-1	W	+104	7.5	Phil Hughes	7.1	H	Yordano Ventura
Aug 15, 2014	KC	5-6	L	+132	8	Ricky Nolasco	6	H	Danny Duffy
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

Stats Comparison

Kansas City Royals

Minnesota Twins

Runs Scored

4.17 4.77

Runs Allowed

5.30 4.06

Team ERA

0.00 0.00

Runs Scored Road vs. Home

3.58 4.89

Runs Allowed Road vs. Home

5.23 4.13

Starter ERA

3.35 9.00

Stats Comparison

Kansas City Royals

Minnesota Twins

Offensive Hits

8.13 8.19

Hits Allowed

8.81 7.97

Bullpen Innings Pitched Last 3

7 12.1

Offensive Walks

2.55 3.63

Defensive Walks

3.39 2.73

Wins Last 10 Games

8 4

Supergrid

	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	4.17	25	4.06	4
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	3.58	30	4.13	9
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	4.77	10	5.30	28
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	4.89	9	5.23	29