Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals 7/28/2023 Picks

Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals 7/28/2023 Picks Predictions Previews

The Minnesota Twins will go against the Kansas City Royals in MLB action in Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium, MO, on Friday, July 28, 2023, at 8:10 PM ET.

As the season moves closer to August, the Twins are in first place in the AL Central Division. The Royals have the second-worst record in MLB and are now bottom in the AL Central Division.

The Twins lost the final two meetings of their Minnesota series against the Mariners after dominating six of the first seven games. In the two games, the Twins pitching staff struggled, giving up 17 runs to the Mariners, dropping the team’s record to 54-50 overall.

The Twins’ season-high four-game divisional lead was reduced to two games as a result of their last two defeats as they get ready to play the Royals in last place.

Prior to the trade deadline, the Twins made their first move by dealing for Marlins right-handed reliever Dylan Floro and giving up their own right-handed reliever Jorge Lopez.

In the opening contest against the Royals, the Twins will hand the ball to veteran righty Sonny Gray. Gray made 20 starts this season and has eight quality starts.

He is 4-4 overall. In 111 innings thrown, he gave up 100 hits for an ERA of 3.15. His WHIP is 1.29 and his K/9 rate is 8.9.

In nine starts when on the road, Gray has three quality starts with a 1-2 record. His WHIP increases to 1.41 as his K/9 rate lowers to 8.0. In his previous three outings, Gray is merely 0-2 with a 6.62 ERA.

The Twins bullpen entered 95 save opportunities and has a cumulative save percentage of 53.5%. For the season, the bullpen pitchers gave up 110 runners, and 30.9% of them reached home plate.

There were runners on base when the Twins’ relief pitchers entered the game 82 times, and they also made 117 outings in high-leverage situations.

This season, the Twins sent 307 relievers to the mound. This season, the bullpen earned 51 holds, ranking 19th in the league. This year, they made 23 saves but missed 20 of their 43 chances to do so.

The total went OVER in 11 of Minnesota’s last 14 matches.
The Minnesota Twins are 9-4 SU in their last 13 matches.
The Minnesota Twins are 9-1 SU in their last 10 matches against Kansas City.

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Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals Predictions 7/28/2023

The Kansas City Royals are currently undergoing a challenging reconstruction, which is evident in the team’s record.

The Royals dropped seven of their last eight contests, including two consecutive games this week in Cleveland versus the Guardians.

The Royals are comfortably bottom in the AL Central Division with a record of only 29-75 on the year. The Royals and Oakland A’s are tied for baseball’s worst record with one game separating them.

On Friday night at home, the Royals will hand the ball to righty Brady Singer.

With a record of 6-8 in 20 games, including six quality starts, Singer had a difficult season. He has an ERA of 5.55 and gave up 124 hits in 108.2 innings.

His WHIP is up to 1.47 and he has a K/9 rate of 7.5. In 12 starts at home, Singer is 4-4 with three strong outings. His ERA is 4.66 after 65.2 innings and 68 hits allowed.

In just 2.2 innings of work against the Twins this season, he was brutalized after giving up five hits and eight runs.

The Royals now have 61 save opportunities, with 33 holds and 14 missed saves. In 28 save opportunities, Kansas City requested relief pitchers to take the mound, and they were successful with 14.

Their relievers entered the game 67 times with base runners and 78 times in high-pressure situations. They had 340 bullpen pitchers on the field this season and are ranked 27th in baseball with a save percentage of 50.0%.

The total went UNDER in 12 of Kansas City’s last 18 matches.
The Kansas City Royals are 1-7 SU in their last 8 matches.
The total went OVER in 4 of Kansas City’s last 6 matches against Minnesota.

Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals. The MLB pick for this game is the Minnesota Twins.

It is highly recommended to take the fair money line of -155 in this contest between the AL Central Division’s top and bottom clubs. The Twins’ pitcher Gray has a 2-0 record with a 0.82 ERA in two outings versus the Royals.

Even though Gray struggled in his past three games, anticipate him to improve against the poorest Royals squad in baseball. Despite doing better at home this year, Singer’s ERA at Kauffman Stadium is still very close to five.

Singer only faced the Twins once, and in that game, he was shelled for eight runs in just under three innings. To keep their lead in the AL Central, the Twins must-win series like these against weaker opposition.

Nine out of the first 10 encounters between the two clubs were won by the Twins. The Twins will secure a convincing victory on Friday night. Minnesota will win to a predicted score of 7-4.

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