Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 4/19/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (-130) Kansas City (+110)

The Kansas City Royals (3-5) host the Minnesota Twins (3-6) at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday. The odds on this game have Minnesota at -130 and Kansas City is at +110. The over/under comes in at 7.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Chris Archer and Carlos Hernandez.

Minnesota is slugging .329 and have struck out 93 times, while being walked on 31 occasions. They have compiled 28 runs batted in in addition to 51 base knocks so far this year, and their average at the plate is .182. The Twins have accrued 11 doubles as a team and have smacked 10 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 29 runs while holding a team OBP of .274. As a team, the Minnesota Twins are notching 3.2 runs per game, which ranks them 24th in baseball.

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The Twins are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.22 on the season (20th in the league), and they have struck out 70 hitters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.00 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.29. Twins pitchers have conceded 11 home runs and also 40 runs (16th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 35 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.54 as a unit this season.

Twins relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 6 times and also have had 3 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 0 holds so far this year (30th in baseball). The Twins relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 0.0% and has come into the game in 1 save situations. They have accumulated 0 saves this year and have missed out on 1 of their 1 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 9 base runners on the season with 66.7% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Twins have dispatched 31 relievers to the hill for the year.

The Twins have turned 72.2% of balls hit into play into outs in their 711 innings on the diamond, ranking them 10th in pro baseball. The Minnesota Twins have a tally of 237 putouts for the season, in addition to 68 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .974 which is 28th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 5 double plays.

Archer (61-81 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.65 and he has gone up against 5,300 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 1,147 base knocks (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has 428 free passes. His ERA is 3.86 (540 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.252. Archer has thrown 1,258 frames and has racked up 1,373 K's in his pro baseball career.

Kansas City has compiled 5 home runs so far this year to go along with 24 runs batted in. They have put up 6 doubles, while taking a walk 17 times as well as racking up 25 runs. The Kansas City Royals have earned an OBP of .263 as well as a team batting average of .207 this season. The Royals have a team slugging % of .303 and they have an average of 3.12 runs per contest (25th in the league). They have struck out on 51 occasions (30th in the league) and have accounted for 54 base hits.

The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.389 in addition to having a FIP of 3.89 as a squad on the campaign. They come in at 18th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 73. The Kansas City pitching staff have allowed 41 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 5.13 (41 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.30 (62 strikeouts vs 27 free passes). They have allowed 7 homers and they concede 5.13 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball).

Kansas City bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 40.0% out of 20 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 16 times in high leverage situations and on 13 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 3 save situations, the Royals have amassed 2 holds in addition to 0 blown saves. They sit at 3rd in MLB holding a save percentage of 100.0%, and they have sent 32 relievers to the mound so far this year. Kansas City has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 1 save opportunities and they have earned 1 save.

In their 648 innings on the field, the Royals have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.6% (24th in professional baseball). The Kansas City Royals have turned 9 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of 1.000 (2nd in MLB). The Royals have 75 assists, 0 errors and have amassed 216 putouts so far this season.

During his MLB career, Hernandez has allowed 94 base knocks while he has earned 88 K's in 104 innings. He has given up 47 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.366 and having a FIP of 4.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.80 and he has faced 445 hitters in his career. Hernandez (6-3 career record) is the owner of a 4.04 ERA while allowing 8.1 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City (+110)

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