4:10 pm
June 5

Twins @ Royals

Who will WIN this matchup?

Minnesota Twins (22-35)

@ Kansas City Royals (29-26)

 

Starting Pitchers:

Berrios (MIN): 5-2; 3.36 ERA

Minor (KC) 4-2; 4.65 ERA

 

Current odds:

Minnesota Twins: (+101)

Kansas City Royals: (-111)

 

• It’s become a daily question, as it seems to have been for several years. Is Adalberto Mondesi in the lineup? Mondesi missed the first 45 games of the season for the Royals with a strained oblique. He played in the next seven before tweaking his left hamstring charging a roller against the Pittsburgh Pirates and leaving in the eighth inning. He’s missed the next three games, including Kansas City’s 14-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday.

• The Royals scored nine runs in the first inning and four more in the second to eliminate any drama. Whit Merrifield became the first player to have two hits, a home run and a stolen base in the first inning since Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson accomplished the feat for the Oakland Athletics in 1980.

• Berrios will have the responsibility of slowing down the Royals’ offense. He’s won his last three decisions and hasn’t lost since April 20. Berrios didn’t get a decision in his last start on Monday. He allowed just one run on five hits in eight innings of a 3-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. Berrios sports a 4-4 record with a 4.74 ERA in 16 career starts against Kansas City.

• Minor owns a 4-2 record with a 2.60 ERA in 13 career appearances (two starts) versus Minnesota.

4/10
Confidence
StreakSmarter Pick
Minnesota Twins
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