The Kansas City Royals (34-20) will visit the Minnesota Twins (28-24), Monday at 2:10 PM ET, in a clash of AL Central rivals.
The Twins are favored (-169 on the moneyline to win) when they take the field at home against the Royals (+142). The Minnesota Twins will give the start to Joe Ryan (3-3, 3.15 ERA), who is looking for win No. 4 on the season, and the Royals will turn to Alec Marsh (4-1, 2.72 ERA).
The Twins lost 6-2 to the Rangers yesterday, with Pablo Lopez (4 2/3 innings, giving up six earned runs on seven hits while striking out six) on the line for the loss. Carlos Correa went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI to lead the Twins offensively in the defeat.
The Royals lost to the Rays yesterday, with Michael Wacha getting the loss while pitching six innings, giving up two earned runs on three hits while striking out seven. Bobby Witt Jr. went 2-for-5 with a home run and an RBI to pace the Royals’ offense.
Here’s what you need to prepare for Monday’s Twins vs. Royals contest, including viewing options.
Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Twins (-169, bet $169 to win $100)
- Underdog: Royals (+142, bet $100 to win $142)
- Over/under: 8
Twins vs. Royals: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Monday, May 27, 2024
- Game Time: 2:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Target Field
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Twins stats and trends
Twins betting records
- This season, the Twins have won 21 out of the 33 games, or 63.6%, in which they’ve been favored.
- Minnesota is 8-3 this season when entering a game favored by -169 or more on the moneyline.
- The implied probability of a win from the Twins, based on the moneyline, is 62.8%.
- Minnesota and its opponents have hit the over in 23 of its 52 games with a total this season.
- The Twins are 24-27-0 against the spread this season.
Joe Ryan (Twins probable starter)
- Ryan (3-3 with a 3.15 ERA and 64 strikeouts in 60 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Twins, his 11th of the season.
- The right-hander’s most recent time out was on Tuesday against the Washington Nationals, when he threw seven scoreless innings while giving up three hits.
- The 27-year-old has put up a 3.15 ERA and 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings across 10 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .220 to opposing hitters.
- Ryan has registered seven quality starts this year.
- Ryan will try to extend an 11-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 6.0 innings per appearance).
- In one of his appearances this season he did not allow an earned run.
- He meets a Royals offense that ranks fourth in the league with 263 runs while batting .252 as a unit. It has a collective .411 slugging percentage (eighth in MLB action) and has hit a total of 54 home runs (16th in MLB).
- Ryan has pitched 5 1/3 innings, giving up one earned run on three hits while striking out five against the Royals this season.
- Among pitchers who qualify in MLB action this season, the 27-year-old ranks 36th in ERA (3.15), 14th in WHIP (.983), and 21st in K/9 (9.6).
Twins batting stats
- The Twins’ 56 home runs rank 12th in Major League Baseball.
- Hitters for Minnesota have combined for a team rank of 11th in the majors with a .394 team slugging percentage.
- The Twins rank 23rd in MLB with a .231 team batting average.
- Minnesota has scored 230 runs (4.4 per game) this season, which ranks 15th in MLB.
- The Twins have the 22nd-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.304).
- Minnesota is ranked 17th in strikeouts per game (8.7) among MLB offenses.
Royals stats and trends
Royals betting records
- The Royals have been underdogs in 30 games this season and have come away with the win 16 times (53.3%) in those contests.
- Kansas City has been listed as an underdog of +142 or more on two occasions this season and lost both games.
- The Royals have an implied victory probability of 41.3% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- Kansas City and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 22 of its 54 opportunities.
- The Royals are 34-20-0 against the spread in their 54 games that had a posted line this season.
Alec Marsh (Royals probable starter)
- Marsh (4-1) gets the starting nod for the Royals in his ninth start of the season. He’s put together a 2.72 ERA in 43 2/3 innings pitched, with 36 strikeouts.
- In his last outing on Tuesday against the Detroit Tigers, the right-hander threw six innings, giving up three earned runs while surrendering five hits.
- In eight games this season, the 26-year-old has an ERA of 2.72, with 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .211 against him.
- Marsh is looking to record his third quality start of the season in this matchup.
- Marsh will try to last five or more innings for his fourth straight start. He’s averaging 5.4 frames per outing.
- He has had two appearances this season that he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
- He meets a Twins offense that ranks 15th in the league with 230 total runs scored while batting .231 as a squad. His opponent has a collective .394 slugging percentage (11th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 56 home runs (12th in the league).
Royals batting stats
- The Royals average 1.0 home run per game to rank 16th in MLB action with 54 total home runs .
- So far this year, Kansas City is eighth in the majors, slugging .411.
- The Royals have the eighth-best batting average in the majors (.252).
- The offense for Kansas City is No. 4 in MLB, scoring 4.9 runs per game (263 total runs).
- The Royals are ninth in MLB with an on-base percentage of .315.
