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Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins 5/22/22 MLB Picks, Predictions, Odds

Minnesota Twins (24-16) vs. Kansas City Royals (14-25)
May 22, 2022 2:10 pm EDT
The Line: Kansas City Royals -110 / Minnesota Twins -112; Over/Under: -7.5
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The Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Royals meet Sunday in MLB action at Kauffman Stadium. The Minnesota Twins look for a win after winning five of their last six games. The Kansas City Royals need a win after losing five of their last seven games. 

The Minnesota Twins have scored 29 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in four of their last eight games. The Twins have won five straight games when scoring four or more runs. Luis Arraez leads the Twins with 33 hits and 11 RBI, while Jorge Polanco and Max Kepler have combined for 63 hits and 40 RBI. Bailey Ober gets the ball, and he is 1-1 with a 2.75 ERA and 16 strikeouts this season. Ober is 0-0 with a 4.32 ERA and 10 strikeouts in his career against the Royals.


The Kansas City Royals have scored 10 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in six of their last 10 games. The Royals have won six of their last 10 games when scoring four or more runs. Andrew Benintendi leads the Royals with 45 hits and 17 RBI, while Hunter Dozier and Whit Merrifield have combined for 69 hits and 28 RBI. Brady Singer gets the ball, and he is 1-0 with a 2.84 ERA and 15 strikeouts this season. Singer is 1-5 with a 6.00 ERA and 28 strikeouts in his career against the Twins.

The Twins are 7-3 in their last 10 road games and 4-1 in their last 5 overall. The Royals are 3-9 in their last 12 home games and 9-19 in their last 28 overall. The over is 3-1-3 in Twins last 7 Sunday games. The over is 5-1-1 in Royals last 7 Sunday games. The under is 4-1-1 in the last 6 meetings in Kansas City and 4-1-1 in the last 6 meetings.

We have two offenses that have been hit or miss all year and two pitchers who have been great up to this point. Bailey Ober has allowed 19 hits and six earned runs through 19.2 innings. Brady Singer has allowed 11 hits and four runs through 12.2 innings. Small sample sizes for both pitchers, but I’ll still lean toward the under in this spot based on what we’ve seen so far.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: Under 7.5

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