It’s the 65-67 Kansas City Royals versus the 70-63 Minnesota Twins in the first game of a three-game set at Target Field Minneapolis in Minnesota tonight. The first pitch at Target Field is scheduled for 8:10 PM ET.
On the MLB betting board at Intertops, the visiting Royals hold the favorites role with their backers being asked to lay a moneyline of -109 while the total is posted at 9.5u -120.
In their last game, the Royals lost to the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3. In the contest, the Royals scored three runs on five hits and the Rays scored five runs on eight hits.
In their latest the Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4. In the match, the Twins scored five runs on nine hits and the White Sox scored four runs on 12 hits.
This season the Royals rank 25th in the Majors in runs scored and 15th in team ERA.
The Twins rank 11th the Majors in runs scored and 22nd in team ERA.
Pitching Match Up
Kansas City: Jason Hammel (6-10, 4.76 ERA)
Minnesota: Dillon Gee (1-1, 3.53 ERA)
Jason Hammel goes for the Royals in this series opener and in his last outing he gave up four earned runs in six innings in a 4-0 loss to the Cleveland Indians. The Royals have lost four of his last five starts where he has given up 13 earned runs in 23 innings. Hammel has had little success in the three starts this season against the Twins going 0-2 with an ERA of 9.45 and in 10 career appearances, including nine starts, against them he is 2-3 with an ERA of 5.26. Kansas City has last eight of Hammel’s last 11 road starts and they are 1-5 in his last six road starts against a team with a winning record.
Dillon Gee takes the mound for the Twins tonight and he went four innings in his last outing and gave up four earned runs in a 10-9 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. This season the Twins are 1-1 in his three starts and this will be his 7th appearance on the season for them after being treaded from the Texas Rangers. Gee only has one career start against the Royals and that came back in the 2013 season.
Betting Angles
The Twins are 9-4 in their last 13 games against the Royals.
The Twins are 6-1 in their last 7 home games against the Royals.
In the last 28 games between these teams the Over record is 18-7-3.
In the last 10 games between these teams in Minnesota the Over record is 7-1-2.
This season the Twins are 34-35 at home and the Royals are 29-35 on the road.
Straight Up / Over/Under / Run Line Records
Kansas City Royals: 65-67 SU / O/U 61-65 / Run Line W/L 63-69
Minnesota Twins: 70-63 SU / O/U 59-65 / Run Line W/L 70-63
Kansas City at Minnesota Key Betting Trends
- KC is 1-6 in their last 7 overall
- KC is 1-4 in their last 5 road games
- KC has an Under record of 5-2 in their last 7 games
- MINN is 4-0 in their last 4 overall
- MINN is 7-0 in their last 7 home games
- MINN has an Over record of Over is 62-29-2 in their last 93 home games vs. a team with a losing road record
Key Player Injuries
ROYALS
[P] 06/26/2017 – Nathan Karns 60-day DL (05/21) ( Forearm )
[RF] 06/02/2017 – Paulo Orlando 60-day DL (06/01) ( Shin )
[P] 08/10/2017 – Trevor Cahill 10-day DL (08/10) ( Shoulder )
[P] 08/18/2017 – Joakim Soria 10-day DL (08/16) ( Oblique )
[P] 08/19/2017 – Neftali Feliz 10-day DL (08/19) ( Elbow )
[P] 08/26/2017 – Danny Duffy 10-day DL (08/26) ( Elbow )
[P] 08/30/2017 – Brian Flynn 10-day DL (08/30) ( Groin )
MINN
[C] 08/24/2017 – Jason Castro 10-day DL (08/24) ( Concussion )
[3B] 08/20/2017 – Miguel Sano 10-day DL (08/21) ( Shin )
[P] 07/19/2017 – Phil Hughes 60-day DL (07/19) ( Illness )
[LF] 08/17/2017 – Robbie Grossman 10-day DL (08/17) ( Thumb )
[P] 08/17/2017 – Dietrich Enns 10-day DL (08/17) ( Shoulder )
[P] 08/08/2017 – Adalberto Mejia 10-day DL (08/08) ( Arm )
[P] 05/28/2017 – Ryan O’Rourke 60-day DL (03/30) ( Forearm )
[P] 05/28/2017 – Justin Haley 10-day DL (05/28) ( Shoulder )
[P] 07/06/2017 – Hector Santiago 10-day DL (07/03) ( Back )
[P] 03/11/2017 – Trevor May 60-day DL (03/22) ( Elbow )
