Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins 5/26/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Kansas City Royals will continue a long road trip Thursday night as they travel to Minnesota for game one of four against the Minnesota Twins. Kansas City comes into Thursday 14 games below .500 on the year riding a six game losing streak after an 8-6 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Jonathan Heasley got the start for Kansas City against Arizona giving up three runs on four hits across 5 innings of work before Taylor Clarke came on in relief allowing three runs on three hits after recording only two outs resulting in the loss.

Andrew Benintendi leads the Kansas City offense with a .327 batting average to go along with a team high 50 hits. Salvador Perez supplies the power for Kansas City with a team high six home runs on the year and Whit Merrifield boasts a team leading 18 RBI’s.

The Minnesota Twins will continue a lengthy homestand Thursday night following a 4-2 lost in the 10th inning to the Detroit Tigers that ended a six game win streak. Dylan Bundy got the start for Minnesota giving up one run on five hits across 5.2 innings of work resulting in a no decision. The Minnesota bullpen held true allowing only one run on one hit before Trevor Megill allowed two runs in the 10th inning resulting in the loss.

Offensively Minnesota was abysmal from the plate combining to go 7-38 as a team including 1-9 with runners in scoring position to leave 10 men on base. Trevor Larnach was  the only positive in the Minnesota lineup going 2-3 on the day to drive in both Minnesota runs.