The Minnesota Twins (54-60) will look to Trevor Larnach, who is on a two-game home run streak, when they play the Kansas City Royals (57-58). The Twins are favored (-135) in this outing against the Royals (+115), which starts at 8:10 p.m. ET on Friday at Target Field. Minnesota has Joe Ryan starting, and Kansas City will send out Noah Cameron.

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Twins vs. Royals betting lines

• Favorite: Twins (-135)
• Underdog: Royals (+115)
• Over/under: 8.5

Twins betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Twins betting info

• The Twins have won 50.7% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (35-34).
• Minnesota has a 22-15 record (winning 59.5% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -135 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Twins a 57.4% chance to win.
• In the 113 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for Minnesota, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 49 times (49-58-6).
• The Twins have covered 53.1% of their games this season, going 60-53-0 ATS.

Twins hitting info

• Larnach is hitting .249 with 15 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 38 walks.
• Among all hitters in MLB action, Larnach’s home run total ranks 82nd and his RBI tally ranks 96th.
• Larnach has hit safely in five straight games. In his last five games he is batting .389 with two home runs, two walks and five RBIs.
• Ryan Jeffers is hitting .260 with 22 doubles, eight home runs and 34 walks.
• Jeffers ranks 190th in homers and 171st in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
• Jeffers heads into this matchup on a nine-game hitting streak. During his last 10 games he is batting .275 with three doubles, a home run and three RBIs.
• Brooks Lee has 10 doubles, 11 home runs and 18 walks while hitting .245.
• Matt Wallner has 10 doubles, three triples, 15 home runs and 34 walks while batting .214.

Twins pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Twins has a collective 8.7 K/9, the eighth-best in MLB.
• Minnesota’s 4.30 team ERA ranks 23rd among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Twins have the 15th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.276).
• Twins pitchers combine to surrender 130 total home runs at a clip of 1.1 per game (17th-fewest in baseball).
• Minnesota knocked off the Tigers 9-4 in its last game with seven strikeouts while allowing eight hits.

Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Royals betting info

• The Royals have won 33, or 46.5%, of the 71 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Kansas City has a record of 18-18, a 50% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +115 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Royals have a 46.5% chance to win.
• Kansas City and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 49 of its 115 opportunities.
• The Royals are 60-55-0 against the spread this season.

Royals hitting info

• Bobby Witt Jr. has been key for Kansas City with 129 hits, an OBP of .344 plus a slugging percentage of .494.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Witt is 67th in home runs and 33rd in RBI.
• Witt has safely hit in four straight games. In his last five games he is batting .263 with a double, a triple, three walks and an RBI.
• Maikel Garcia’s batting average of .298 leads all Kansas City hitters this season.
• Garcia is 129th overall in homers and 83rd in RBI this season.
• Vinnie Pasquantino is among the top hitters for Kansas City with a .260 average, 19 homers and 68 RBI.
• Salvador Perez leads Kansas City in home runs with 20 while driving in 66 runs and slugging .458.

Royals pitching rankings

• The Royals have an 8.0 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 22nd in the big leagues.
• Kansas City has the second-best ERA (3.60) in the majors this season.
• Royals pitchers have a 1.233 WHIP this season, seventh-best in the majors.
• The Royals have given up the seventh-fewest long balls so far this season with only 115 home runs allowed.
• Last time out, Kansas City defeated the Red Sox, 7-3, with seven strikeouts and seven hits allowed.