Twins vs Royals Picks and Prediction – 9/7/2024

The Minnesota Twins head to Kansas City on Friday to take on the Royals. The Twins are 2nd in the AL Central with a 76-64 record. The Twins are 4-6 over their last ten games and they carry a winning 37-34 home field record. Minnesota is 8th best in the MLB averaging 8.5 hits per game. Stay up to date with our expert's MLB Picks. 

Zebby Matthews will make his 5th start on the hill for the Minnesota Twins. Matthews is 1-2 on the season with 17 innings pitched. Matthews has 18 strikeouts and carries a 7.41 ERA. Matthews pitched just 2 innings in his last start allowing 9 runs and 10 hits. The Minnesota Twins are allowing an average of 4.4 runs against per game. 

The Kansas City Royals are 3rd in the AL Central with a 76-65 record. The Royals have won just three of their last ten games. Kansas City is 30-16 in divisional games with a 42-30 home field record. The Royals are averaging 4.8 runs scored per game. 

Cole Ragans will make his 29th start on the mound for the Kansas City Royals. Ragans is 10-9 on the season with 161.1 innings pitched. Ragans has 197 strikeouts and carries a 3.46 ERA. Ragans pitched 5 innings in his last start allowing 5 runs and 4 hits. The Kansas City Royals are allowing an average of 4.1 runs against per game. 

Both the Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Royals have played well in divisional games this season. The Twins will feature Zebby Matthews on the mound who has struggled. Watch for the Royals bats to get to Williams often and early. The value is in the total. Final Score Prediction, Kansas City Royals win but the play is on the over 8-5.