The final game of a four-game series between two AL Central Division foes will conclude on Thursday afternoon when the Kansas City Royals travel to Minneapolis, Minnesota, to face the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. The game starts at 1:10 PM ET and will air on Bally Sports Kansas City and Bally Sports North.
The Kansas City Royals avoided the series loss at least for another day against the Minnesota Twins on the road and ended their three-game losing streak in the process, following a 6-1 win in Game 3 of the series on Wednesday night. Seth Lugo continues his impressive start to the 2024 MLB season, improving his record to 9-1 on the year after pitching for six innings and only allowing one run while striking out five batters.
The win also improved the Royals' record to 13 games above.500 at 35-22, putting them in 2nd place in the AL Central, only behind the Cleveland Guardians, who Kansas City trails by 2.5 games. This season, the Royals have one of the best run differentials in baseball, at 81, which is the 2nd best in the American League, only behind the New York Yankees, and the 4th best in baseball, also behind the Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies.
Game 1 of the series will be the sixth time the Royals have played the Twins, and Kansas City has struggled in the series this season, losing four of the six meetings; however, they have outscored Minnesota by an average of 4.33 to 4 runs per game in those contests. The Kansas City Royals will look to avoid the series loss and split the series with the Minnesota Twins when they travel to face the Twins in Game 4 of the series.
The Minnesota Twins have one of the better records in the American League this season, with a record of 30-25, which puts them in 3rd place in the AL Central, behind the Cleveland Guardians and Kansas City Royals, and gives them the 4th best record in the AL.
The Twins have been on a hot streak, winning six of the last eight games and winning by an average margin of 2.17 runs per game during that stretch; however, they saw their two-game winning streak come to an end with a 1-6 loss at home against the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday evening.
Minnesota has won four of the six meetings against the Kansas City Royals and won the previous series 2-1 while also having compiled a record of 14-11 in division games this season; however, seven of the 14 wins have come against the worst team in baseball, the Chicago White Sox, and four of the other nine divisional wins have come against the Royals.
When the Royals host the Minnesota Twins will look to win their second series this season against the Kansas City Royals when they host the Royals for Game 4 of the series on Thursday afternoon.
The Minnesota Twins are listed as -125 moneyline favorites at home for Game 4 of the series against the Kansas City Royals, according to WagerWeb. Minnesota has won four of the six meetings this season and has won by an average margin of 2.17 runs per game in those contests. It has split the previous five meetings in the series, with the Royals having outscored the Twins by an average of.2 runs per game over the previous ten matchups.
Kansas City has a better record; however, Minnesota has won four of the six meetings in the series this season by an average of 2.17 runs per game, with four of their 14 divisional wins coming against the Royals. The Twins won the previous series 2-1 and will look to win their second series this season against the Royals, which is why I am taking the moneyline for the Minnesota Twins when they host the Kansas City Royals for Game 4 of the series on Thursday afternoon.
