mlb free pick Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals 9-28-10

The Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Kauffman Stadium.

Righthander Nick Blackburn will take the mound for the Twins to start this game. Blackburn is 10-9 this season with a 5.09 ERA.

Starting this game for the Royals will be Sean O’Sullivan. The righthander has a 6.93 ERA to go along with a 2-6 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Twins listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game’s total is sitting at 9½.

Lucas May was 2-for-3 with three runs batted in to lead the Royals over the Twins 10-8 on Monday night.

Kansas City won as +110 home underdogs, while the teams played OVER the 8.5-run total set by oddsmakers.

Josh Fields went 2-for-4 with two RBIs for the Royals, as Philip Humber picked up the win for Kansas City in relief of Kyle Davies.

Jason Kubel was 2-for-5 with a three-run dinger and five RBIs for Minnesota, while Jeff Manship was tagged with the loss for the Twins after coming into the game following Kevin Slowey.

Current streak:
Minnesota has lost 4 straight games.

Team records:
Minnesota: 92-64 SU
Kansas City: 64-92 SU

Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 7-3
Before playing Kansas City are 8-2
After playing Kansas City are 8-2
After a loss are 6-4

Kansas City most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Minnesota are 2-8
After playing Minnesota are 3-7
After a win are 1-9

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota’s last 8 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota’s last 7 games on the road
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota’s last 7 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City’s last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Kansas City’s last 8 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Kansas City’s last 7 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Kansas City’s last 13 games

Next up:
Kansas City home to Minnesota, Wednesday, September 29

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