Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals Prediction 5-27-24 Picks

In this article we will formulate a Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals prediction for this MLB game on Monday, May 27th at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Let’s take a look at the prediction for game one in the series. 

Twins Trying to Make Noise in the AL Central 

The Minnesota Twins are 28-24 this season and they have won four of their last five games. Minnesota is coming off of a series win against Texas, where they won two out of three games, but did lose 6-2 on Sunday. Prior to that series, the Twins won two out of three against Washington, lost all three against Cleveland, and lost all three against the Yankees. Minnesota is just 4-8 in their last 12 games and they are third in the AL Central behind Cleveland and Kansas City. 

The Minnesota pitching staff has a 4.15 ERA, a 1.22 WHIP, and a .244 opponent batting average. The Twins offense has scored 230 runs with a .231 batting average and a .304 on base percentage. Willi Castro is batting .256 with four home runs and 16 RBI’s for the Twins this season. Minnesota is 15th in runs scored this season and they have scored three runs or fewer in nine of their last twelve games. 

Royals Finally Lost a Game 

The Kansas City Royals are 34-20 this year and they have won eight games in a row. Kansas City is coming off of a series win against Tampa Bay, where they won two out of three games, but had their winning streak snapped on Sunday. Prior to that series, the Royals swept the Tigers in three games, swept the Athletics in three games, and lost two out of three against the Mariners. Kansas City has won 13 of their last 17 games and they are second in the AL Central behind Cleveland. 

The Kansas City pitching staff has a 3.33 ERA, a 1.22 WHIP, and a .233 opponent batting average. The Royals offense has scored 263 runs with a .252 batting average and a .315 on base percentage. Bobby Witt is batting .307 with nine home runs and 36 RBI’s for the Royals this season. Kansas City is fourth in the MLB in runs scored this season and they have scored at least six runs in six of their last seven games. 

Starting Pitchers

The projected starting pitcher for Minnesota is Joe Ryan, who is 3-3 with a 3.15 ERA and a 0.98 WHIP over 60.0 innings pitched this season. Ryan has allowed three earned runs or fewer in four of his last five starts, but did allow four earned runs and six hits against the Yankees two starts ago. The projected starting pitcher for Kansas City is Alec Marsh, who is 4-1 with a 2.72 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP over 43.0 innings pitched this year. Marsh has allowed one earned run or fewer in four of his last five outings, but did allow three earned runs and five hits against the Tigers in his last start. 

Why the Kansas City Royals will win

The Twins have lost each of their last six games against teams that held a winning record.
The Royals have won eight of their last nine games.
The Twins have failed to cover the run line each of their last 11 home games against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.
The Royals have covered the run line in each of their last six games against American League opponents following a loss.
The Twins have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last four day games against American League opponents.
The Twins have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last four day games against AL Central opponents.

Total Runs Facts

Six of the Royals’ last seven games have gone OVER the total runs line.
Five of the Twins’ last six day games after playing the previous day have gone UNDER the total runs line.
The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Royals’ last three games at Target Field.
The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the last three games between the Royals and Twins at Target Field.

Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals Prediction 

Kansas City comes into this series as one of the hottest teams in the MLB, but they are just 13-12 on the road this year. Minnesota has been very streaky this year and they are 13-12 at home. The Twins are starting Joe Ryan, who has been solid so far this year. The Royals are turning to Alec Marsh, who has been great in his last few outings. I have been riding this Royals team a lot so far this season and I am not going to go against them with how their offense is producing. My Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals prediction is for the Royals to get the win.