Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, Preview and Odds - 08/16/2022

Game Time: 7:40 pm ET, Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Venue:  Target Field, Minneapolis, MN 

Where to Watch:  BSN

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Royals +180, Twins -210; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Royals +180, Twins -210; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Royals +180, Twins -210; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

 

Kansas City Royals:  48-68 (4th place, AL Central)

Minnesota Twins:  58-55 (2nd place, AL Central)

 

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Kansas City Royals:  6-4 last 10

Minnesota Twins:  4-6 last 10

 

 

 

 

The Royals were on a 2 game losing streak but now enter this game off of a win. They lost their last series against the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 48-68 record overall and have a road record of 19-34. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Twins on Tuesday with the series opener still to be played on Monday. Their offense ranks 22nd in the MLB with a .692 OPS. Kris Bubic is their starting pitcher on Monday while Zack Greinke is making his start in this game on Tuesday. He is 4-7 with a 4.29 ERA this season. His team won 3 of their last 4 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 0 ER, 0 HRs, and 0 BB with 5 Ks on 9 hits through 6.1 IP against the Chicago White Sox. 

 

The Twins enter this game on a 2 game losing streak. They lost their last series against the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 58-55 record overall and have a home record of 31-25. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Royals on Tuesday with the 1st game still to be played on Monday. Their offense ranks 8th in the MLB with a .736 OPS. Joe Ryan is their starting pitcher on Monday while Sonny Gray is making his start in this game on Tuesday. He is 6-3 with a 3.33 ERA this season. His team lost their last 2 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 3 ER, 1 HR, and 2 BB with 5 Ks on 7 hits through 4.2 IP against the LA Dodgers. 

The current betting odds have the Royals listed as a big underdog in this game. They have not been playing great recently but they did just snap the Dodgers big winning streak in the last game of that series, and the Twins have been slipping a lot recently as well. The Twins really slipped up in their road trip out west, losing both of their series out there and their offense really cooling off as well. Sonny Gray is starting here and he has been pitching well this season but he allowed some runs in his last start and that might put him in trouble here considering how bad the Twins offense has been recently. The Royals also have Greinke starting here and he has been pitching very well in his recent starts, coming off of another where he allowed no runs. The Royals will have some confidence after that win against the Dodgers and this Twins team is trending in the wrong direction recently as they slip more and more in the standings. This is a good opportunity for the Royals to steal a game here against a division rival and stunt the Twins hopes of climbing back into this division race. The best way to place a bet here is on the Royals to win this game or on the runline to keep it close.

 

Royals Twins Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Tuesday, August 16, 2022 (7:40 pm ET start time) is Royals 4 Twins 2.

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Kansas City Royals: 48-68 (-7.3 Units) ML in all games. 33-57 (-7.6 Units) ML as an underdog of +100 or higher. 29-21 UNDER when the total is 8 to 8.5.

Minnesota Twins: 7-0 (+7 Units) ML as a favorite of -200 or more. 25-13 (+5.3 Units) ML as a home favorite of -110 or higher. 9-4 UNDER as a favorite of -175 to -250. 

 

 

Kansas City Royals:  A. Mondesi (SS) out for season - Knee. E. Olivares (CF) Out indefinitely - Quadricep. A. Zerpa (SP) Out indefinitely - Knee.

Minnesota Twins:  K. Garlick (CF) Late Aug - Ribs. M. Sano (3B) Late Sept - Knee. R. Lewis (SS) out for season - Knee.

 

 

 

"Singer thrives on these opportunities and we do need that stopper to step up and so something special. I don't think you can imagine that Brady was going to execute the way he did today. It was a thing of beauty and couldn't have been at a better time." - Mike Matheny after his team’s win against the Dodgers on Sunday.

 

 

"(The last two losses) felt like games that if we played good baseball and did the things we wanted to, we had a chance to win. We just didn't do much offensively. ... It's not rocket science. We've got to score some runs and there's different ways to do that." - Rocco Baldelli after his team’s loss against the Angels on Sunday.

 

 

 

Michael A. Taylor (R) CF

Bobby Witt Jr. (R) SS

Salvador Perez (R) C

Vinnie Pasquantino (L) 1B

Hunter Dozier (R) 3B

Brent Rooker (R) DH

Kyle Isbel (L) LF

Nate Eaton (R) RF

Nicky Lopez (L) 2B

 

Luis Arraez (L) 1B

Carlos Correa (R) SS

Byron Buxton (R) DH

Jose Miranda (R) 3B

Jorge Polanco (S) 2B

Gilberto Celestino (R) CF

Nick Gordon (L) LF

Sandy Leon (S) C

Jake Cave (L) RF

 

 

Batting Average:  Brent Rooker (.400)

Hits:  Bobby Witt (103)

Home Runs:  Salvador Perez (17)

RBI:  Bobby Witt (57)

Stolen Bases:  Bobby Witt (22)

Wins:  Brad Keller (6)

Saves:  Scott Barlow (19)

ERA:  Angel Zerpa (1.64)

 

Batting Average:  Luis Arraez (.333)

Hits:  Luis Arraez (127)

Home Runs:  Byron Buxton (28)

RBI:  Jorge Polanco (54)

Stolen Bases:  Nick Gordon (6)

Wins:  Joe Ryan (8)

Saves:  Emilio Pagan (9)

ERA:  Jorge Alcala (0.00)

 

Managers:

Kansas City Royals: Mike Matheny (3rd season)

Minnesota Twins: Rocco Baldelli (4th season)