Twins-Royals Pointers

A winning streak will be on the line for the Minnesota Twins on Saturday when they battle the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Francisco Liriano will be the starting pitcher for the Twins on this day. Lefthander Liriano is 1-3 this season with a 7.16 ERA. Liriano's opponent in this one will be Zach Greinke. The Royals righthander has a 3.93 ERA to go along with a 9-7 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Twins listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Twins defeated Kansas City 4-1 as a -130 favorite on Friday. The five runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9). Denard Span was 2-4 with two runs scored for Minnesota, while Kevin Slowey earned the win after allowing only one runs in seven hits in five 2-3 innings. Mike Aviles was 4-5 with a run scored for Kansas City, while Kyle Davies surrendered three runs in two 1-3 innings to take the loss. Current streak: Minnesota has won 2 straight games. Kansas City has lost 3 straight games. Team records: Minnesota: 64-51 SU Kansas City: 53-63 SU Minnesota most recently: When playing on Saturday are 4-6 Before playing Kansas City are 9-1 After playing Kansas City are 4-6 After a win are 6-4 Kansas City most recently: When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Minnesota are 1-9 After playing Minnesota are 4-6 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 8 games when playing Kansas City Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Kansas City Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Kansas City The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing on the road against Kansas City The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Kansas City's last 8 games when playing Minnesota The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 7 games when playing at home against Minnesota The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Kansas City's last 16 games The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Kansas City's last 13 games at home Next up: Kansas City home to Minnesota, Sunday, August 10