On Tuesday, the Kansas City Royals (65-54) are visiting the Minnesota Twins (66-52), at 7:40 PM ET, in the second game of a three-game set.
The Twins are the home favorite (-128) versus the Royals (+109). The starting pitchers are Zebby Matthews for the Minnesota Twins, and Seth Lugo (13-6) for the Kansas City Royals.
Yesterday, the Twins picked up an 8-3 victory over the Royals, with Pablo Lopez (6.0 IP, 2 R, 6 H, 5 K) registering the win for the Twins. Royce Lewis finished 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI to lead the offense. Brady Singer (5.0 IP, 6 R, 8 H, 9 K) took the loss for the Royals.
Ahead of watching this Twins vs. Royals matchup, here is everything you need to know about Tuesday’s action on the diamond, including viewing options.
Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 3:16 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Twins (-128, bet $128 to win $100)
Underdog: Royals (+109, bet $100 to win $109)
Over/under: 8.5
Twins vs. Royals: Live streaming info & game time
Game Day: Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Game Time: 7:40 PM ET
Stadium: Target Field
TV Channel: Bally Sports
Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Twins stats and trends
Twins betting records
The Twins have been favorites in 82 games this season and won 51 (62.2%) of those contests.
Minnesota has entered 57 games this season favored by -128 or more and is 35-22 in those contests.
The implied probability of a win from the Twins, based on the moneyline, is 56.1%.
So far this season, Minnesota and its opponents have hit the over in 61 of 118 games with a total.
The Twins have an ATS record of 58-59-0 in 117 games with a spread this season.
Zebby Matthews (Twins probable starter)
Matthews makes his first start of the season for the Twins.
The 24-year-old righty is making his MLB debut.
The Royals have scored 570 total runs this season, making them MLB’s 10th-ranked scoring offense on the season so far. As a team they have a .254 batting average while hitting 128 home runs (18th in the league).
Twins batting stats
The Twins’ 144 home runs rank 10th in Major League Baseball.
Fueled by 397 extra-base hits, Minnesota ranks sixth in MLB with a .429 slugging percentage this season.
The Twins’ .253 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking ninth in MLB.
Minnesota is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking sixth with 574 total runs this season.
The Twins are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking eighth with an OBP of .324.
Minnesota ranks ninth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.0 whiffs per contest.
Royals stats and trends
Royals betting records
The Royals have won in 27, or 45.8%, of the 59 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
Kansas City has a win-loss record of 13-22 when favored by +109 or worse by bookmakers this year.
Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Royals have a 47.8% chance of pulling out a win.
Contests with Kansas City has gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 54 of 119 chances this season.
The Royals are 65-54-0 against the spread in their 119 games that had a posted line this season.
Seth Lugo (Royals probable starter)
The Royals are sending Lugo (13-6) out to make his 25th start of the season. He is 13-6 with a 2.72 ERA and 131 strikeouts in 155 2/3 innings pitched.
In his most recent outing on Wednesday against the Boston Red Sox, the right-hander threw 5 1/3 innings, giving up four earned runs while surrendering six hits.
During 24 games this season, the 34-year-old has put up a 2.72 ERA and 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .220 to opposing hitters.
Lugo enters this game with 17 quality starts under his belt this season.
Lugo is looking for his 25th straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 6.5 frames per start.
He has had five appearances this season in which he did not allow an earned run.
He will take the mound against a Twins offense that ranks 10th in the league with 1011 total hits (on a .253 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .429 (sixth in the league) with 144 total home runs (10th in MLB action).
Head-to-head against the Twins this season, Lugo has pitched 12 innings, giving up one earned run on eight hits while striking out nine.
The 34-year-old’s 2.72 ERA ranks fourth, 1.047 WHIP ranks 12th, and 7.6 K/9 ranks 50th among qualifying pitchers this season.
Royals batting stats
The Royals rank 18th in MLB play with 128 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.
So far this season, Kansas City ranks 11th in baseball with a .415 slugging percentage.
The Royals have the eighth-best batting average in the majors (.254).
Kansas City scores the 10th-most runs in baseball (570 total, 4.8 per game).
The Royals’ .311 on-base percentage ranks 16th in MLB.
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