The Minnesota Twins (53-54) host the Kansas City Royals (45-62) on Tuesday at 7:40 p.m. ET. The Twins are favored on the moneyline (-159) against the underdog Royals (+128). Minnesota’s Taj Bradley and Kansas City’s Seth Lugo will take the mound first.

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Twins vs. Royals betting lines

• Favorite: Twins (-159)
• Underdog: Royals (+128)
• Over/under: 8.5

Twins betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Twins betting info

• The Twins have won 21 of the 37 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (56.8%).
• Minnesota has a 4-2 record (winning 66.7% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -159 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Twins a 61.4% chance to win.
• Minnesota has played in 107 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 59 times (59-44-4).
• The Twins have put together a 57-50-0 record against the spread this season (covering 53.3% of the time).

Twins hitting info

• Brooks Lee has 15 doubles, three triples, 15 home runs and 29 walks while hitting .247.
• Among hitters in MLB, Lee ranks 65th in home runs and 47th in RBI.
• Byron Buxton’s 25 home runs and .264 batting average both lead his team.
• Buxton ranks ninth in homers and 96th in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
• Josh Bell paces the Twins with 62 runs batted in.
• Kody Clemens is batting .243 with 19 doubles, five triples, 18 home runs and 23 walks.

Twins pitching rankings

• The Twins pitching staff ranks 19th in the majors with a collective 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Minnesota has the 25th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.73).
• Pitchers for the Twins combine for the 24th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.381).
• Twins pitchers combine to surrender the 19th-fewest home runs in baseball (127 total, 1.2 per game).
• Minnesota defeated the Athletics 11-8 in its last game with six strikeouts while allowing eight hits.

Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Royals betting info

• This season, the Royals have been the underdog 71 times and won 28, or 39.4%, of those games.
• Kansas City has a record of 6-10, a 37.5% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +128 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 43.9% chance of a victory for the Royals.
• Games involving Kansas City have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 50 of 107 chances this season.
• The Royals have an ATS record of 49-58-0 in 107 games with a spread this season.

Royals hitting info

• Carter Jensen leads Kansas City in runs batted in with 52 while batting .240.
• In all of MLB, Jensen ranks 77th in homers and 57th in RBI.
• Jac Caglianone is slugging .450 this season, with a team-best 16 homers while driving in 37 runs.
• Caglianone ranks 53rd among batters in MLB in home runs, and 139th in RBI.
• Michael Massey has 71 hits this season and a slash line of .274/.312/.440.
• Salvador Perez has collected 80 hits this season and has an OBP of .259. He’s slugging .365 on the year.

Royals pitching rankings

• The Royals strike out just 7.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in MLB.
• Kansas City has the 28th-ranked ERA (4.86) in the majors this season.
• Royals pitchers have a 1.436 WHIP this season, third-worst in the majors.
• With 141 homers allowed, the Royals rank 25th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Last time out, Kansas City defeated the Tigers, 5-4, with five strikeouts and eight hits allowed.