Twins vs. Royals: Betting Preview for Sept. 8
Published 12:24 am Sunday, September 8, 2024
Kansas City Royals (78-65) will take on the Minnesota Twins (76-66) at Kauffman Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 8 at 2:10 p.m. ET. Currently stuck at 98 RBI, Bobby Witt Jr. will be looking to drive in his 100th run of the season.
The Royals, at -120, are the favorites in this matchup, while the Twins are underdogs at +100. This game’s over/under is 8.5. You can get -110 odds on the over and -110 odds on the under.
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Twins vs. Royals Game Info
- Date: Sunday, September 8, 2024
- Time: 2:10 p.m. ET
- Location: Kansas City, Missouri
- Venue: Kauffman Stadium
- TV Channel: BSN
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Matchup Betting Info
- Moneyline Favorite: Royals -120
- Moneyline Underdog: Twins +100
- Over/Under: 8.5 runs (Over: -110, Under: -110)
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Twins Probable Starting Pitcher
- The Twins will hand the ball to Simeon Woods Richardson (5-3) for his 25th start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up three earned runs and allowed six hits in 3 2/3 innings pitched against the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday.
- He has seven quality starts in 24 chances this season.
- In 24 starts this season, Richardson has lasted five or more innings 14 times, with an average of 5.0 innings per appearance.
- He has finished three appearances without allowing an earned run in 24 chances this season.
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Twins Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Twins rank 10th in Major League Baseball with 170 home runs.
- Fueled by 467 extra-base hits, Minnesota ranks seventh in MLB with a .422 slugging percentage this season.
- The Twins rank 11th in MLB with a .250 team batting average.
- Minnesota has scored the 11th-most runs in the majors this season with 668 (4.7 per game).
- The Twins have an on-base percentage of .319 this season, which ranks 10th in the league.
- The Twins have shown patience at the plate this season with the 10th-best rate of strikeouts per game (8.1) among MLB offenses.
- Minnesota pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.18 ERA this year, which ranks 19th in MLB.
- Minnesota averages 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-most in the majors.
- The Twins have a combined 1.187 WHIP as a pitching staff, third-lowest in MLB.
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