The Kansas City Royals (2-2) host the Minnesota Twins (1-3) on Wednesday at 7:40 p.m. ET. The Royals are underdogs (+100) against the favored Twins (-118). Minnesota’s Joe Ryan starts against Kansas City’s Noah Cameron.

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Twins vs. Royals betting lines

• Favorite: Twins (-118)
• Underdog: Royals (+100)
• Over/under: 8.5

Twins betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Twins betting info

• The Twins won 39 of the 87 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite last season (44.8%).
• When it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -118 or shorter last year, Minnesota finished with a record of 35-35 (50%).
• The Twins have an implied moneyline win probability of 54.1% in this game.
• Minnesota played in 161 games with a set over/under, and combined with its opponents to go over the total 72 times (72-81-8).
• The Twins collected an 81-80-0 record ATS last season (covering 50.3% of the time).

Twins hitting info

• Byron Buxton accumulated a batting average of .264, with 35 home runs and 83 runs batted in last season.
• Josh Bell hit .237 with 16 doubles, a triple, 22 home runs and 57 walks.
• Trevor Larnach hit .250 last season with 24 doubles, a triple, 17 home runs and 53 walks.
• Brooks Lee had 15 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 31 walks while batting .236.

Twins pitching rankings

• The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Twins pitching staff last season ranked 11th in MLB.
• Minnesota had a 4.56 team ERA that ranked 24th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Last season pitchers for the Twins combined for the 21st-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.314).
• Twins pitchers combined to allow 194 total home runs at a rate of 1.2 per game (18th-fewest in the majors).

Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Royals betting info

• Last season, the Royals were the underdog 92 times and won 42, or 45.7%, of those games.
• Kansas City had a record of 30-46, a 39.5% win rate, when it was set as the underdog by +100 or more by sportsbooks last season.
• The Royals have a 50% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Kansas City and its opponents hit the over in 71 of its 162 games with a total last season.
• The Royals were 81-81-0 ATS in their 162 games with a spread last season.

Royals hitting info

• Bobby Witt Jr. finished last season with a .295 batting average while adding 23 home runs and 88 RBI.
• Vinnie Pasquantino slugged 32 homers and finished with 113 RBI.
• Maikel Garcia finished last season with 16 home runs, 74 RBI and a batting average of .286.
• Salvador Perez collected 141 hits, posted an OBP of .284 and a .446 SLG.

Royals pitching rankings

• The Royals had an 8.0 K/9 last season as a pitching staff, which ranked 25th in the majors.
• Kansas City pitchers had a combined ERA of 3.74 last year, sixth-best in baseball.
• The Royals had a combined WHIP of 1.245 as a pitching staff, which ranked 11th in MLB.
• With just 171 homers allowed, the Royals ranked eighth in the majors at preventing long balls.