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Michael A. Taylor will try to notch his 100th hit of the season (he has 98) when the Kansas City Royals (57-85) take on the Minnesota Twins (71-70) on Thursday at 7:40 PM ET. The Royals are underdogs (+147) versus the Twins (-173). Dylan Bundy starts for Minnesota, and Daniel Lynch is Kansas City’s choice to start.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Twins vs. Royals
- Game Day: Thursday, September 15, 2022
- Game Time: 7:40 PM ET
- Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Stadium: Target Field
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Twins | -173 | 8.5 |
Twins Stats & Trends
Twins Batting
- The Twins average 1.1 home runs per game to rank 12th in baseball with 162 total home runs .
- The Twins have the 12th-ranked batting average in the majors (.249).
- The Twins rank seventh in baseball with an on-base percentage of .319.
- The Twins strike out 8.2 times per game, the No. 11 average in baseball.
- The Twins average 1.1 homers per home game this season (84 total at home).
- The Twins have a .413 slugging percentage and are averaging 2.9 extra-base hits per game at home.
- The team averages 8.4 hits per game and is batting .254 at home this season.
Twins Key Batters
- Luis Arraez leads Minnesota in OBP (.380), slugging percentage (.433) and OPS (.813) this season.
- Arraez ranks fourth in batting average, ninth in on-base percentage, and 62nd in slugging among all qualified hitters in the majors.
- Arraez has picked up at least one hit in seven games in a row. During his last 10 outings he is batting .333 with five doubles, a walk and an RBI.
- Carlos Correa leads Minnesota with 126 hits. He is batting .282 this season and has 41 extra-base hits.
- Correa is 28th in batting average, 23rd in on-base percentage and 37th in slugging in the major leagues.
- Correa enters this game looking to extend his two-game hit streak. In his last five games he is hitting .500 with two doubles, two home runs and seven RBI.
- Gio Urshela has 115 hits this season and has a slash line of .271/.320/.425.
- Max Kepler is batting .227 with a .318 OBP and 43 RBI for Minnesota this season.
Royals Stats & Trends
Royals Batting
- The Royals rank 28th in Major League Baseball with just 120 home runs as a team.
- The Royals rank 14th in MLB with a .242 team batting average.
- The Royals have an on-base percentage of .306 this season, which ranks 23rd in the league.
- The Royals have shown patience at the plate this season with the 10th-best rate of strikeouts per game (8.0) among MLB offenses.
- They have averaged 0.9 home runs per game in their 68 road contests this season.
- They have a team slugging percentage of .361 in away games this season with 170 extra-base hits.
- In away games this season, they’re batting .228 with 7.7 base hits per contest.
Royals Key Batters
- Bobby Witt Jr. has accumulated 128 hits with a .442 slugging percentage, both team-high stats for the Royals.
- Including all the qualifying hitters in the big leagues, Witt Jr. is 83rd in batting average, 125th in on-base percentage and 58th in slugging percentage.
- Witt Jr. enters this matchup on a six-game hitting streak. During his last 10 outings he is batting .256 with five doubles, a home run, four walks and six RBI.
- MJ Melendez’s .318 on-base percentage leads his team.
- Melendez’s batting average ranks 127th among all qualified players, his on-base percentage ranks 92nd, and he is 108th in slugging.
- Salvador Perez is batting .242 with 18 doubles, a triple, 20 home runs and 15 walks.
- Nicky Lopez is hitting .239 with 12 doubles, four triples and 28 walks.
Twins vs. Royals Probable Pitchers
| Bundy | Lynch | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | GS | 23 |
| 8-7 | W-L | 4-10 |
| 4.68 | ERA | 5.08 |
| 123.0 | IP | 111.2 |
| 25 | BB | 46 |
| 85 | SO | 105 |
