The Kansas City Royals and the Minnesota Twins will meet on the field at The Metrodome on Saturday in a battle of division rivals.
The Royals will give the ball to ace starter Gil Meche in this one. Righthander Meche is 0-0 this season with a 4.50 ERA.
Starting this game for the Twins will be Livan Hernandez. The righthander has a 2.57 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Royals listed as 105-moneyline favorites versus the Twins, while the game's total is sitting at 8.
The Twins pulled out a hard-fought 4-3 victory over the Royals in Friday night's opener of the three-game series. The Twins won the game as -145 favorites, while the seven runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (8.5).
Joe Mauer had two RBIs to help the Twins, and Carlos Gomez had three hits with a run scored in the win. Scott Baker tossed 6 2-3 innings in the win, and Joe Nathan closed out the ninth for his second save.
Billy Butler 2-for-4 at the plate with one RBI for the Royals, who were listed as +130 underdogs. John Bale allowed 10 hits and four runs over 6 1-3 innings to suffer the loss.
Team records:
Kansas City
Minnesota: 2-3 SU
Minnesota: 2-3 SU
Kansas City most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
Before playing Minnesota are 3-7
After playing Minnesota are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4
Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Kansas City are 6-4
After playing Kansas City are 4-6
After a win are 5-5
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
Before playing Minnesota are 3-7
After playing Minnesota are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4
Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Kansas City are 6-4
After playing Kansas City are 4-6
After a win are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Kansas City's last 19 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games on the road
Kansas City is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Minnesota's last 19 games when playing at home against Kansas City
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Kansas City's last 19 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games on the road
Kansas City is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Minnesota's last 19 games when playing at home against Kansas City
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Kansas City
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