Kansas City Royals (15-29) vs. Minnesota Twins (28-18)
May 28, 2022 2:10 pm EDT
The Line: Minnesota Twins -161 / Kansas City Royals +140; Over/Under: -8.5
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The Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins meet Saturday in MLB action at Target Field. The Kansas City Royals need a win after losing 7 of their last 8 games. The Minnesota Twins look for a win after winning 7 of their last 9 games.
The Kansas City Royals have scored 16 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 7 of their last 9 games. The Royals have lost 6 straight games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Andrew Benintendi leads the Royals with 51 hits and 18 RBI, while Hunter Dozier and Whit Merrifield have combined for 80 hits and 34 RBI. Brady Singer gets the ball, and he is 1-0 with a 1.83 ERA and 18 strikeouts this season. Singer is 1-5 with a 4.86 ERA and 31 strikeouts in his career against the Twins.
The Minnesota Twins have scored 14 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 6 of their last 9 games. The Twins have won 8 straight games when scoring 4 or more runs. Luis Arraez leads the Twins with 44 hits and 12 RBI, while Jorge Polanco and Carlos Correa have combined for 73 hits and 42 RBI. Chris Archer gets the ball, and he is 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA and 28 strikeouts this season. Archer is 2-4 with a 4.03 ERA and 51 strikeouts in his career against the Royals.
The Royals are 0-4 in their last 4 Saturday games and 1-6 in their last 7 overall. The Twins are 4-1 in their last 5 Saturday games and 6-2 in their last 8 overall. The over is 6-1 in Royals last 7 overall. The under is 5-1 in Twins last 6 home games. The Royals are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Minnesota and 1-4 in the last 5 meetings.
The Minnesota Twins are the better team and should be favored at home, but I’m not laying juice with Chris Archer on the mound. The Kansas City Royals have offensive issues and keep finding weird ways to lose games, but Brady Singer has allowed 15 hits and 4 runs through 19.2 innings. Singer hasn’t allowed a run in his last 14 innings. The Royals have the starting pitching edge here, and that makes them worthy of a look in the underdog role.
