Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 5/26/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Thursday, May 26, 2022

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+160) Minnesota (-190)

Target Field is the location where the Minnesota Twins (27-16) will go up against the Kansas City Royals (14-28) on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has the Royals at +160 and the Twins are priced at -190. The over/under comes in at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers are Daniel Lynch and Joe Ryan.

Kansas City is slugging .361 and have struck out 315 times, while being walked on 119 occasions. They have accounted for 145 RBI's as well as 334 base knocks so far this year, and their batting average sits at .235. The Royals have tallied 63 doubles as a squad and have hit 32 balls out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 156 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .297. As a team, the Kansas City Royals are putting up 3.7 runs per contest, which is 24th in MLB.

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The Royals hold a team ERA of 4.91 this year (28th in baseball), and they have struck out 292 hitters. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.80 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.44. Royals pitchers have yielded 42 long balls and 218 total runs (26th in the league). They have walked 162 opposing players and their FIP is 4.44 as a unit this season.

Royals relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 57 times and also have had 59 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 20 holds over the course of the season (21st in MLB). The Royals relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 53.3% and has entered the game in 36 save situations. They have earned 8 saves so far this season and have missed out on 7 out of their 15 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 90 base runners for the year with 32.2% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Royals have dispatched 152 relief pitchers to the hill on the year.

The Royals have turned 69.3% of baseballs in play into outs in their 3,258 innings, which ranks them 20th in MLB. The Kansas City Royals have a total of 1,086 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 385 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .989 which ranks 4th in pro baseball, and they have turned 40 double plays.

Lynch has pitched in 101 innings and has earned 86 K's in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 5.13 (58 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.544. He has given up 111 hits (9.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 46 free passes. Lynch (6-9 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.66 while he has gone up against 460 opposing batters in the majors.

The Minnesota Twins have accounted for an on-base percentage of .325 as well as a batting average of .244 for the year. They have been rung up on 354 occasions (17th in MLB) and have tallied 342 base hits. Minnesota has knocked in 42 HRs for the year to go along with 176 RBIs. The Twins have a team slugging % of .391 and they score 4.30 runs per contest (15th in MLB). They have 76 two-baggers, while taking a walk 158 times and putting up 185 runs.

The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.184 in addition to having a FIP of 3.68 as a squad so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.08 (373 strikeouts against 121 walks). They are sitting at 13th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 330. They have conceded 43 long balls and they allow 3.57 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball). The Minnesota pitching staff have given up 151 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.33 (141 earned runs yielded).

Minnesota has called on relievers to enter the game in 16 save chances and they have earned 12 saves. They rank 5th in the league with a save rate of 75.0%, and they have sent 139 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 43 times in high leverage situations and on 34 occasions with base runners. Minnesota relievers have an inherited score rate of 29.6% out of their 54 inherited base runners. Sitting with 43 save situations, the Twins have 27 holds and 4 blown saves.

In 3,348 innings on the diamond, the Twins have a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (12th in baseball). The Minnesota Twins have gotten 28 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (9th in baseball). The Twins have recorded 333 assists, 19 errors and are sitting with 1,116 putouts so far this season.

During his MLB career, Ryan has given up 45 base knocks while totaling 72 strikeouts in 70 innings pitched. Ryan (7-3 career win-loss mark) has earned a 2.96 ERA and has given up 5.8 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 23 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 0.914 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.3. His K/BB ratio is 3.79 and he has faced 273 opposing batters in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas City (+160)

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