The Minnesota Twins will visit the Kansas City Royals in the opening game of the season, Thursday at 4:10 PM ET. Pablo Lopez is the starter for the Twins, and Cole Ragans for the Royals.
How to Live Stream Twins vs. Royals
- Game Day: Thursday, March 28, 2024
- Game Time: 4:10 PM ET
- Location: Kansas City, Missouri
- Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
- TV: BSN (Regional restrictions may apply)
- Livestream: Watch on Fubo
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Twins and Royals Stats (2023)
- The Twins struck out 9.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, first in MLB.
- Minnesota pitched to a 3.88 ERA last season, which ranked sixth in baseball.
- The Twins hit 233 homers last season, which ranked third in the league.
- With a .428 team slugging percentage, Minnesota ranked seventh in the majors last season.
- The pitching staff for the Royals had a collective 8.1 K/9 last season, the fourth-worst in the majors.
- Kansas City’s 5.17 team ERA ranked 28th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Royals hit the fifth-fewest home runs in baseball last season (163).
- A season ago, Kansas City ranked 21st in baseball with a slugging percentage of .398.
Twins vs. Royals Key Players (2023 Stats)
- Carlos Santana put up a batting average of .240 with 86 runs batted in last season.
- Max Kepler hit 24 home runs on the season while slugging .484.
- Carlos Correa hit .230 a season ago with 29 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 59 walks.
- Bobby Witt Jr. hit 30 home runs and had 96 runs batted in last season, while racking up a batting average of .276.
- Adam Frazier had 21 doubles, two triples, 13 home runs and 32 walks while hitting .240.
- Salvador Perez hit .255 a season ago with 21 doubles, 23 home runs and 19 walks.
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Twins vs. Royals Betting Odds and Trends
Twins vs. Royals Moneyline and Over/Under
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twins | -119 | -101 | 8 | +100 | -120 |
Twins vs. Royals Betting Trends (2023)
- The Twins won 69, or 59.5%, of the 116 games they played as favorites last season.
- Last season Minnesota won 64 of its 107 games, or 59.8%, when favored by at least -119 on the moneyline.
- Games involving the Twins went over the total set by sportsbooks in 84 of 168 chances last season.
- The Royals were underdogs in 139 games last season and came away with the win 49 times (35.3%) in those contests.
- Last season, Kansas City came away with a win 48 times in 134 chances when named as an underdog of at least -101 or longer on the moneyline.
- The Royals and their opponents hit the over in 79 of their 160 games with a total last season.
