Royals at Twins 7/11/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

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Last Updated: 08/06/2019 at 4:27 PM ET

AL Central Division rivals will square off on Wednesday afternoon, when the Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins wrap up their series from Target Field. Last night, Adalberto Mondesi crushed a three-run bomb to power the Royals to a 9-4 victory. Brian Flynn allowed just one hit in four innings of relief to earn the win for Kansas City.

Twenty-eight year old righty Burch Smith (0-0 5.40 ERA) will make his first start of the season for the Royals. Burch, who has worked 38 plus innings as a reliever, has struck out 39 batters and owns a 1.50 WHIP.
The Minnesota Twins entered last night riding a five-game winning streak and had allowed just ten runs over that stretch. On Tuesday, Minnesota SP Aaron Slegers was tagged for seven hits and five runs while recording just four outs. Brian Dozier connected on his 14th home run of the year for the Twins, who trail Cleveland by 8.5 games for the AL Central Division lead.

The Twins will counter with thirty-one year old righty Lance Lynn (6-7 5.21 ERA) in the series finale. In his last start, Lynn allowed six hits and one run over six strong innings during a 6-2 victory versus Baltimore.

Kansas City OF Jorge Soler is currently on the 10-day disabled list with a fractured left toe. Through 91 games, Kansas City ranks 23rd in batting average and 30th in runs scored. For the season, Minnesota ranks 22nd in batting average and 22nd in runs scored. Take the Royals to steal the series with a win on Wednesday. Final Score Prediction, Kansas City Royals win in uspet 5-3.

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