Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/27/2022

Game Time: 8:10 pm ET, Friday, May 27, 2022

Venue:  Target Field, Minneapolis, MN

Where to Watch:  BSN

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Royals +155, Twins -180; Over/Under:  8 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Royals +155, Twins -180; Over/Under:  8 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Royals +155, Twins -180; Over/Under:  8 runs

 

Kansas City Royals:  14-28 (5th place, AL Central)

Minnesota Twins:  27-17 (1st place, AL Central)

 

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Kansas City Royals:  2-8 last 10

Minnesota Twins:  8-2 last 10

 

 

 

The Royals are coming into this game with a 14-28 record overall and they are 6-13 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 6 game losing streak. They just lost their 2-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks getting swept 2-0, had Wednesday off as a rest day, and they are playing the 2nd game of a 4-game series with the Twins on Friday. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Friday with the series opener still to be played on Thursday. Daniel Lynch is the starting pitcher for them on Thursday while Brad Keller is on the mound for them here on Friday. He is 1-4 with a 3.20 ERA this season. His team lost their last 3 straight games this season with him starting. In his last start, he allowed 4 ER, 0 HRs, and 3 BB with 4 Ks on 5 hits in 7 IP against the Minnesota Twins. They scored 11 runs in their last series averaging 5.5 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 17 runs against them averaging 8.5 runs allowed per game.

 

The Twins are coming into this game with a 27-17 record overall and they are 15-9 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 6 of their last 7 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 6 game winning streak that they were on. They just won their 3-game series against the Detroit Tigers 2-1 and they are playing the 2nd game of a 4-game series with the Royals on Friday. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Friday with the series opener still to be played on Thursday. Devin Smeltzer is the starting pitcher for them on Thursday while Bailey Ober will be on the mound for them here on Friday. He is 1-1 with a 2.55 ERA this season. His team won 4 of their last 5 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 1 earned run, 0 homers, and 1 BB with 4 strikeouts on 3 hits in 5 innings played against the Kansas City Royals. They scored 9 runs in their last series averaging 3 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 8 runs against them averaging just under 3 runs allowed per game.

 

The Twins are coming into this game as a big favorite with the current betting odds. They have been heating up a lot in their recent games as they have put together a big win streak before the Tigers snapped it the other day. They have still been smashing teams recently and have been winning a lot of their games at home as well. They are going up against a Royals team that has not been playing well recently in a very bad slump right now and they were just swept at home by the Twins in their series against them last week. The Royals have been swept in 2 straight series and they have Keller on the mound here who has not been great this season and is coming off of a very bad start. Ober is starting for the Twins here and he has been great this season while the team has been very successful with him pitching as well. The Twins have been playing very well all season as they currently lead their division 10 games above .500 and these are the kinds of series that they should be sweeping with the way they are playing right now. The best bet here is on the Twins to win this game on the runline.

 

Royals Twins Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Friday, May 27, 2022 (8:10 pm ET start time) is Twins 7 Royals 3.

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Kansas City Royals: 14-28 (-12.6 Units) ML in all games. 9-24 (-12.7 Units) ML as an underdog of +100 or higher. 12-7 UNDER against division opponents.

Minnesota Twins: 20-7 (+10.3 Units) ML as a favorite of -110 or higher. 27-16 (+9.8 Units) ML in all games. 14-7 UNDER in home games.

 

 

Kansas City Royals:  S. Perez (C) Out indefinitely - Thumb. M. Taylor (CF) Out indefinitely - Illness. A. Mondesi (SS) out for season - Knee.

Minnesota Twins:  D. Coulombe (RP) Early June - Hip. C. Paddack (SP) out for season - Elbow. M. Sano (3B) Out indefinitely - Knee.

 

 

 

"He's a dangerous hitter. He continues to show his power." - Mike Matheny on Melendez after his team’s loss against the Diamondbacks on Tuesday.

 

 

"Nothing more than mild concern." - Rocco Baldelli on Polanco resting after their loss against the Tigers on Wednesday.

 

 

 

Whit Merrifield (R) 2B

Andrew Benintendi (L) LF

Bobby Witt Jr. (R) 3B

Hunter Dozier (R) RF

MJ Melendez (L) C

Carlos Santana (S) 1B

Ryan O'Hearn (L) DH

Dairon Blanco (R) CF

Nicky Lopez (L) SS

 

Byron Buxton (R) DH

Luis Arraez (L) 1B

Carlos Correa (R) SS

Max Kepler (L) RF

Gary Sanchez (R) C

Trevor Larnach (L) LF

Gio Urshela (R) 3B

Nick Gordon (L) 2B

Gilberto Celestino (R) CF

 

 

Batting Average:  Edward Olivares (.371)

Hits:  Andrew Benintendi (50)

Home Runs:  Salvador Perez (6)

RBI:  Andrew Benintendi (18)

Stolen Bases:  Whit Merrifield (7)

Wins:  Collin Snider (3)

Saves:  Scott Barlow (4)

ERA:  Matt Peacock (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Luis Arraez (.347)

Hits:  Luis Arraez (41)

Home Runs:  Byron Buxton (11)

RBI:  Jorge Polanco (24)

Stolen Bases:  Jorge Polanco (2)

Wins:  Joe Ryan (5)

Saves:  Emilio Pagan (6)

ERA:  Jovani Moran (0.00)

 

Managers:

Kansas City Royals: Mike Matheny (3rd season)

Minnesota Twins: Rocco Baldelli (4th season)