Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/29/2022

Game Time: 2:10 pm ET, Sunday, May 29, 2022

Venue:  Target Field, Minneapolis, MN

Where to Watch:  BSN

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Royals +165, Twins -195; Over/Under:  8 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Royals +165, Twins -195; Over/Under:  8 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Royals +165, Twins -195; Over/Under:  8 runs

 

Kansas City Royals:  15-29 (5th place, AL Central)

Minnesota Twins:  28-18 (1st place, AL Central)

 

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Kansas City Royals:  3-7 last 10

Minnesota Twins:  7-3 last 10

 

 

 

The Royals are coming into this game with a 15-29 record overall and they are 7-14 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 7 of their last 8 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. They just lost their 2-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks getting swept 2-0 and they are playing the series finale of a 4-game series with the Twins on Sunday. This will be the 4th game of the series on Sunday with the 3rd game still to be played on Saturday. Brady Singer is the starting pitcher for them on Saturday while Zack Greinke is on the mound for them here on Sunday. He is 0-3 with a 4.53 ERA this season. His team won 3 of their last 4 games this season with him starting. In his last start, he allowed 7 ER, 2 HRs, and 4 BB with 5 Ks on 5 hits in 3.2 IP against the Arizona Diamondbacks. They scored 11 runs in their last series averaging 5.5 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 17 runs against them averaging 8.5 runs allowed per game.

 

The Twins are coming into this game with a 28-18 record overall and they are 16-10 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 2 game losing streak that they were on. They just won their 3-game series against the Detroit Tigers 2-1 and they are playing the series finale of a 4-game series with the Royals on Sunday. This will be the 4th game of the series on Sunday with the 3rd game still to be played on Saturday. Chris Archer is the starting pitcher for them on Saturday while Sonny Gray will be on the mound for them here on Sunday. He is 2-1 with a 2.60 ERA this season. His team won their last 4 straight games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 0 earned runs, 0 homers, and 1 BB with 10 strikeouts on 4 hits in 7 innings played against the Detroit Tigers. They scored 9 runs in their last series averaging 3 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 8 runs against them averaging just under 3 runs allowed per game.

 

The Twins are coming into this game as a big favorite with the current betting odds. They have been a great team at home this season and they have been playing well in their recent games. They have Sonny Gray starting here and he has pitched well in most of his starts this season and will likely keep that up here with another good game. They are going up against a Royals team that is one of the worst in the MLB and have not been playing well in their recent games. Greinke is starting for the Royals here and he has not been bad this season but he has had a few bad starts recently and the Twins have been hitting very well recently and will likely get to him here. The best bet here is on the Twins to keep on winning at home with another win here.

 

Royals Twins Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Sunday, May 29, 2022 (2:10 pm ET start time) is Twins 5 Royals 2.

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Kansas City Royals: 15-29 (-11.8 Units) ML in all games. 10-25 (-12 Units) ML as an underdog of +100 or higher. 13-8 UNDER against division opponents.

Minnesota Twins: 28-17 (+9 Units) ML in all games. 21-8 (+9.5 Units) ML as a favorite of -110 or higher. 24-18 UNDER in all games.

 

 

Kansas City Royals:  S. Perez (C) Prob Sat - Thumb. M. Taylor (CF) Out indefinitely - Illness. A. Mondesi (SS) out for season - Knee.

Minnesota Twins:  D. Coulombe (RP) Out indefinitely - Hip. C. Paddack (SP) out for season - Elbow. M. Sano (3B) Out indefinitely - Knee.

 

 

 

"Special, to have that kind of day. He showed a little bit of everything with the opposite field power, with obviously the way that he runs, almost saw one of the best defensive plays of the year. ... He really had a good night." - Mike Matheny after his team’s loss against the Twins on Friday.

 

 

"We're going to hit some balls out of the ballpark, we know that. But if you can't have those types of at-bats like we had today, getting some baserunners, forcing the action a little, making the other team uncomfortable ... you're going to end up real hit or miss. You're going to end up winning a few games with some big swings and you're going to end up coming up short most of the time." - Rocco Baldelli after his team’s win against the Royals on Friday.

 

 

 

Whit Merrifield (R) CF

Andrew Benintendi (L) LF

Bobby Witt Jr. (R) SS

Salvador Perez (R) DH

MJ Melendez (L) C

Hunter Dozier (R) RF

Carlos Santana (S) 1B

Emmanuel Rivera (R) 3B

Nicky Lopez (L) 2B

 

Byron Buxton (R) CF

Luis Arraez (L) 1B

Carlos Correa (R) SS

Jorge Polanco (S) 2B

Max Kepler (L) RF

Trevor Larnach (L) DH

Gary Sanchez (R) C

Gio Urshela (R) 3B

Nick Gordon (L) LF

 

 

Batting Average:  Edward Olivares (.371)

Hits:  Andrew Benintendi (51)

Home Runs:  Salvador Perez (6)

RBI:  Bobby Witt (22)

Stolen Bases:  Whit Merrifield (7)

Wins:  Collin Snider (3)

Saves:  Scott Barlow (5)

ERA:  Matt Peacock (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Luis Arraez (.349)

Hits:  Luis Arraez (44)

Home Runs:  Byron Buxton (11)

RBI:  Jorge Polanco (26)

Stolen Bases:  Jorge Polanco (2)

Wins:  Joe Ryan (5)

Saves:  Emilio Pagan (7)

ERA:  Jovani Moran (0.00)

 

Managers:

Kansas City Royals: Mike Matheny (3rd season)

Minnesota Twins: Rocco Baldelli (4th season)