Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/28/2022

Game Time: 2:10 pm ET, Saturday, May 28, 2022

Venue:  Target Field, Minneapolis, MN

Where to Watch:  BSN

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Royals +135, Twins -155; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Royals +135, Twins -155; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Royals +135, Twins -155; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

 

Kansas City Royals:  15-28 (5th place, AL Central)

Minnesota Twins:  27-18 (1st place, AL Central)

 

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Kansas City Royals:  3-7 last 10

Minnesota Twins:  7-3 last 10

 

 

 

The Royals are coming into this game with a 15-28 record overall and they are 7-13 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 6 of their last 7 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 6 game losing streak that they were on. 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 3rd game of a 4-game series with the Twins on Saturday. This will be the 3rd game of the series on Saturday with the 2nd game still to be played on Friday. Brad Keller is the starting pitcher for them on Friday while Brady Singer is on the mound for them here on Saturday. He is 1-0 with a 1.83 ERA this season. His team won 2 of their last 3 games this season with him starting. In his last start, he allowed 0 ER, 0 HRs, and 3 BB with 3 Ks on 4 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 27-18 record overall and they are 15-10 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 2 game losing streak. They just won their 3-game series against the Detroit Tigers 2-1 and they are playing the 3rd game of a 4-game series with the Royals on Saturday. This will be the 3rd game of the series on Saturday with the 2nd game still to be played on Friday. Bailey Ober is the starting pitcher for them on Friday while Chris Archer will be on the mound for them here on Saturday. He is 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA this season. His team won their last 2 straight games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 1 earned run, 0 homers, and 2 BB with 4 strikeouts on 3 hits in 4 innings played against the Detroit Tigers. 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 favorite with the current betting odds. The Twins have been playing very well in their recent games and they have been a great team at home this season. They are going up against a Royals team that has not been playing well in their recent games and already stole the first game of this series against the Twins. The Twins just swept the Royals last week and were coming into this series on a nice winning streak, they will be hungry to bounce back and ensure that they win this series by not letting the Royals take another game from them at home where they have been so good this season. The Twins have been hitting the ball too well in recent games and they will outscore the Royals at home here as they are leading their division and need wins in series against teams like this. The best bet here is on the Twins to win this game at home.

 

Royals Twins Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Saturday, May 28, 2022 (2:10 pm ET start time) is Twins 9 Royals 4.

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Kansas City Royals: 15-28 (-10.8 Units) ML in all games. 10-24 (-11 Units) ML as an underdog of +100 or higher. 13-7 UNDER against division opponents.

Minnesota Twins: 27-17 (+8 Units) ML in all games. 20-8 (+8.5 Units) ML as a favorite of -110 or higher. 24-17 UNDER in all 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.

 

 

 

"You hope to have that big hit — that's the thing that's eluded us more than anything else. But (Merrifield) comes through there. Then Bobby ... just shortens up, doesn't try to do too much, just uses the middle of the field and the next thing you know, we've got an opportunity to walk away with a win." - Mike Matheny after his team’s win against the Twins on Thursday.

 

 

"I don't know if you can go out there and pitch much better than he did. He did a very, very nice job in every way. The opposition looked uncomfortable in a lot of at-bats. He kept them off-balance nicely and missed a few bats as well. Everything we could ask for from him." - Rocco Baldelli after his team’s loss against the Royals on Thursday.

 

 

 

Whit Merrifield (R) RF

Andrew Benintendi (L) LF

Bobby Witt Jr. (R) SS

Hunter Dozier (R) DH

MJ Melendez (L) C

Carlos Santana (S) 1B

Emmanuel Rivera (R) 3B

Nicky Lopez (L) 2B

Brewer Hicklen (R) CF

 

Byron Buxton (R) CF

Carlos Correa (R) SS

Kyle Garlick (R) LF

Gary Sanchez (R) C

Gio Urshela (R) 3B

Luis Arraez (L) 2B

Jose Miranda (R) 1B

Ryan Jeffers (R) DH

Gilberto Celestino (R) RF

 

 

Batting Average:  Edward Olivares (.371)

Hits:  Andrew Benintendi (51)

Home Runs:  Salvador Perez (6)

RBI:  Whit Merrifield (20)

Stolen Bases:  Whit Merrifield (7)

Wins:  Collin Snider (3)

Saves:  Scott Barlow (5)

ERA:  Matt Peacock (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Luis Arraez (.347)

Hits:  Luis Arraez (42)

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)