Twins vs. Royals: Betting Preview for Sept. 6
Published 8:25 am Friday, September 6, 2024
Kansas City Royals (76-65) will square off against the Minnesota Twins (76-64) at Kauffman Stadium on Friday, Sept. 6 at 8:10 p.m. ET. Currently stuck at 197 Ks, Cole Ragans will be looking to notch his 200th strikeout of the year.
The Royals (-135), according to sportsbooks, are moneyline favorites in this contest versus the Twins (+115) Oddsmakers have listed the over/under for this matchup at 7.5 runs.
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Twins vs. Royals Game Info
- Date: Friday, September 6, 2024
- Time: 8:10 p.m. ET
- Location: Kansas City, Missouri
- Venue: Kauffman Stadium
- TV Channel: Apple TV+
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Matchup Betting Info
- Moneyline Favorite: Royals -135
- Moneyline Underdog: Twins +115
- Over/Under: 7.5 runs (Over: -115, Under: -105)
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Twins Probable Starting Pitcher
- The Twins will send Zebby Matthews (1-2) to the mound for his fifth start this season.
- The right-hander gave up nine earned runs and allowed 10 hits in two innings pitched against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday.
- Matthews has three starts of five or more innings this season in four chances. He averages 4.3 innings per outing.
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Twins Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Twins have hit 170 homers this season, which ranks ninth in the big leagues.
- Minnesota ranks sixth in the majors with a .425 team slugging percentage.
- The Twins have a team batting average of .251 this season, which ranks 10th among MLB teams.
- Minnesota has scored 666 runs this season, which ranks 10th in MLB.
- The Twins are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking eighth with an OBP of .320.
- The Twins have shown patience at the plate this season with the ninth-best rate of strikeouts per game (8.1) among MLB offenses.
- Minnesota pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.18 ERA this year, which ranks 19th in MLB.
- Minnesota has a 9.2 K/9 rate this season as a pitching staff, third-best in baseball.
- The Twins have a combined WHIP of just 1.188 as a pitching staff, which is the second-best in baseball this season.
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