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Game: Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Sunday, May 22, 2022

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

The Kansas City Royals (14-24) are welcoming the Minnesota Twins (23-16) at Kauffman Stadium on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound are Bailey Ober and Jon Heasley.

As a unit, the Minnesota Twins are notching 4.2 runs per outing, which has them at 16th in baseball. They have a total of 162 runs scored while having a team OBP of .320. The Twins have accounted for 70 doubles as a unit and have hit 40 balls out of the park. They have tallied 154 RBI's in addition to 306 base knocks so far this season, while their batting average sits at .240. Minnesota has a slugging rate of .391 and have been called out on strikes 327 times, while drawing a walk on 137 occasions.

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Twins pitchers have given up 41 home runs and also 139 total runs (4th in the league). They have walked 112 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.75 as a team this season. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.99 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.19. The Twins are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.37 this season (5th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 335 hitters.

The Twins relief pitchers have a save percentage of 76.9% and has entered the game in 37 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 47 runners for the season and 34.0% of those players ended up scoring. Twins relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 30 times in addition to having 37 appearances in high leverage situations. The Twins have sent 126 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The relievers have accumulated 24 holds for the year (12th in MLB). They have tallied 10 saves on the year and have blown 3 of 13 save chances.

The Minnesota Twins have earned 1,035 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 310 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which has them sitting 10th in MLB, and have a total of 27 double plays. The Twins have transformed 70.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 3,105 innings, which has them sitting at 13th in professional baseball.

Ober (4-4 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.38 while he has gone up against 462 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has conceded 111 base knocks (8.9 hits per 9 innings) with 24 free passes. His earned run average is 3.94 (49 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.205. Ober has taken the hill for 112 innings and is sitting with 112 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career.

Kansas City has knocked in 27 long balls this season to go along with 127 RBIs. They have put up 54 two-baggers, while taking a walk 105 times and putting up 137 runs. The Kansas City Royals are sitting with an on-base percentage of .294 as well as a batting average of .233 so far this season. The Royals hold a team slugging percentage of .354 and they are scoring 3.61 runs per outing (25th in baseball). They have struck out on 284 occasions (27th in the league) and are sitting with 298 base hits.

The Kansas City pitching staff have conceded 185 runs this year while having an ERA of 4.53 (169 earned runs conceded). They have yielded 35 long balls and they concede 4.96 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league). The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.390 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.22 as a staff on the campaign. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.93 (262 strikeouts against 136 bases on balls). They are sitting at 26th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 331.

Kansas City relievers hold an inherited score rate of 28.6% out of 77 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 55 times in high leverage situations and also on 51 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 32 save situations, the Royals have recorded 18 holds and also 5 blown saves. They rank 26th in the league with a save rate of 61.5%, and they have dispatched 139 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. Kansas City has had relievers step onto the mound in 13 save chances and they have tallied 8 saves.

Out of their 3,024 innings played, the Royals are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 69.6% (21st in baseball). The Kansas City Royals have turned 37 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .988 (5th in the majors). The Royals have recorded 358 assists, 16 errors and have earned a total of 1,008 putouts for the season.

During his career, Heasley has given up 23 base knocks while accumulating 8 strikeouts in 23 innings pitched. Heasley (1-3 record in his career) holds a 4.70 earned run average while surrendering 9.0 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 12 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.435 and a FIP of 5.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 0.80 and he has gone up against 100 batters in his career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City

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