Twins-Royals Pointspread Pointers

Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Saturday when the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals meet at Kauffman Stadium.

Righthander Boof Bonser will take the mound for the Twins to start this game. Bonser is 0-2 this season with a 4.15 ERA.

It'll be Brett Tomko toeing the rubber for the Royals in this contest. Righthander Tomko is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA so far this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Royals listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Twins, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Carlos Gomez drove in two runs and the Twins defeated the Royals 5-0 in the opener of a three-game series on Friday, as +125 underdogs. The five runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (8.5).

Matt Tolbert was 3-for-4 at the plate with one RBI for the Twins. Livan Hernandez allowed seven hits over seven innings for the win.

Alex Gordon had two hits for the Royals, and Gil Meche allowed five runs in the loss.

The Twins had been favored at -135 for that game.

Current streak:
Minnesota has won 2 straight games.
Kansas City has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
Minnesota: 5-5 SU
Kansas City: 6-4 SU

Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Kansas City are 8-2
After playing Kansas City are 4-6
After a win are 5-5

Kansas City most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
Before playing Minnesota are 2-8
After playing Minnesota are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Kansas City
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Kansas City is 6-12 SU in its last 18 games at home
Kansas City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Kansas City is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota

Next up:
Kansas City home to Minnesota, Sunday, April 13

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