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MLB : ATS Matchup

MINNESOTA (11 - 11) at KANSAS CITY (7 - 15)
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Saturday, 4/29/2017 7:15 PM
PHIL HUGHES (R) vs. JASON HAMMEL (R)
Board OpeningLatest
 LineTotalLineTotal
973MINNESOTA+110Ov 8.5,-110+115Ov 8,-110
974KANSAS CITY-120Un 8.5,-110-125Un 8,-110
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
MINNESOTA - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games11-11-0.37-124.30.2360.3260.3710.6974.20.2350.3010.3810.682
Road Games6-4+2.83-74.40.2330.3150.3850.7004.10.2300.3000.3840.684
vs Right-handed Starters6-8-2.66-74.50.2330.3280.3770.7054.70.2520.3110.4210.732
Past 7 Games4-3+1.34-24.90.2400.3300.3910.7206.00.2730.3480.4460.794
Grass Games11-11-0.37-124.30.2360.3260.3710.6974.20.2350.3010.3810.682
Night Games5-4+1.14-53.90.2400.3210.3530.6754.60.2540.3110.4060.717
Division9-10-1.56-104.20.2280.3170.3630.6803.90.2290.2930.3740.667
MINNESOTA - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games4.30.2360.32622730172382190.371919816981592091911
Road Games4.40.2330.3151033578180110.38542407136314388
Righty Starters4.50.2330.32814467109231140.37761661118102106144
MINNESOTA - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games4.171.23677.7403667929632-57277.8%
Road Games4.641.33333181731513281-150100%

KANSAS CITY - Current Season Performance
 Team RecordsTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsO-URunsAvgOBPSLGOPSRunsAvgOBPSLGOPS
All Games7-15-7.97-132.60.2050.2630.3260.5894.20.2390.3180.3570.675
Home Games5-4+0.62-72.70.2320.2930.3460.6392.40.1930.2580.2670.525
vs Right-handed Starters4-12-95-92.70.2000.2610.3290.5904.40.2500.3310.3620.693
Past 7 Games0-7-7.73-42.40.1920.2360.3100.5466.60.2870.3470.4650.812
Grass Games7-15-7.97-132.60.2050.2630.3260.5894.20.2390.3180.3570.675
Night Games6-8-1.75-93.10.2180.2770.3490.6263.90.2380.3060.3380.643
Division0-7-7.84-12.40.1890.2490.3080.5577.70.2940.3810.4510.832
KANSAS CITY - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team BattingTeam BattingTeam Fielding
 RunsAVGOBPGABH2B3BHRSLGRBIBBSOSBLOBGIDPERRDPOSB
All Games2.60.2050.26322727149182220.3265457178131342262614
Home Games2.70.2320.2939289679080.3462225657619284
Righty Starters2.70.2000.26116535107120190.329394412910961651910
KANSAS CITY - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
 ERAWHIPIPRERHHRBBSOW-LSVBSVPct.
All Games5.911.55267474465739542-73350%
Home Games3.551.22425.3111019112212-23260%
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
MINNESOTA - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
4/15/2017SANTANA(R)CHI WHITE SOXQUINTANA(L)6-0W-1157 ovU11100120
4/16/2017SANTIAGO(L)CHI WHITE SOXSHIELDS(R)1-3L-1409.5 evU7901090
4/17/2017GIBSON(R)CLEVELANDSALAZAR(R)1-3L+1358.5 unU91219100
4/18/2017HUGHES(R)CLEVELANDTOMLIN(R)4-11L+1159 unO11811253
4/20/2017SANTANA(R)CLEVELANDBAUER(R)2-6L-1058.5 unU47011110
4/21/2017SANTIAGO(L)DETROITVERLANDER(R)6-3W+1258 ovO540861
4/22/2017MEJIA(L)DETROITBOYD(L)4-5L-1209 ovP108211150
4/23/2017GIBSON(R)DETROITFULMER(R)4-13L-1108.5 unO6521350
4/24/2017HUGHES(R)@ TEXASPEREZ(L)3-2W1209.5 ovU670760
4/25/2017SANTANA(R)@ TEXASCASHNER(R)8-1W-1059.5 ovU1490531
4/26/2017SANTIAGO(L)@ TEXASHAMELS(L)3-14L1259 unO9701480
4/28/2017GIBSON(R)@ KANSAS CITYKENNEDY(R)6-4W1208.5 unO640861
4/29/2017HUGHES(R)@ KANSAS CITYHAMMEL(R) 
4/30/2017SANTANA(R)@ KANSAS CITYVARGAS(L) 
5/2/2017SANTIAGO(L)OAKLANDMANAEA(L) 
5/3/2017GIBSON(R)OAKLANDCOTTON(R) 
5/4/2017HUGHES(R)OAKLANDGRAVEMAN(R) 
5/5/2017 BOSTON  
5/6/2017 BOSTON  

KANSAS CITY - Schedule
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateTeam StarterOpponentOpp StarterScoreW/LLineTot.O/UHLOBEHLOBE
4/15/2017KARNS(R)LA ANGELSSHOEMAKER(R)3-2W+1059 ovU640690
4/16/2017KENNEDY(R)LA ANGELSSKAGGS(L)1-0W-1058.5 unU680230
4/18/2017HAMMEL(R)SAN FRANCISCOCAIN(R)1-2L-1259 evU1011011100
4/19/2017VARGAS(L)SAN FRANCISCOBUMGARNER(L)2-0W+1308 evU1070440
4/20/2017DUFFY(L)@ TEXASCASHNER(R)0-1L-1159 evU470670
4/21/2017KARNS(R)@ TEXASHAMELS(L)2-6L1358.5 ovU651640
4/22/2017KENNEDY(R)@ TEXASMARTINEZ(R)1-2L-1059 evU651770
4/23/2017HAMMEL(R)@ TEXASDARVISH(R)2-5L1858 ovU530970
4/24/2017VARGAS(L)@ CHI WHITE SOXGONZALEZ(R)1-12L-1107 ovO2311551
4/25/2017DUFFY(L)@ CHI WHITE SOXCOVEY(R)5-10L-1258.5 ovO8611480
4/26/2017KARNS(R)@ CHI WHITE SOXQUINTANA(L)2-5L1208 ovU9110941
4/28/2017KENNEDY(R)MINNESOTAGIBSON(R)4-6L-1308.5 unO861640
4/29/2017HAMMEL(R)MINNESOTAHUGHES(R) 
4/30/2017VARGAS(L)MINNESOTASANTANA(R) 
5/1/2017DUFFY(L)CHI WHITE SOXQUINTANA(L) 
5/2/2017KARNS(R)CHI WHITE SOXCOVEY(R) 
5/3/2017KENNEDY(R)CHI WHITE SOXSHIELDS(R) 
5/4/2017HAMMEL(R)CHI WHITE SOXHOLLAND(L) 
5/5/2017 CLEVELAND  
5/6/2017 CLEVELAND  
KEY GAME INFORMATION
MINNESOTA: 2016: 59-103, fifth place.
Manager: Paul Molitor (third season). He's Here: C Jason Castro, RHP Matt Belisle, SS Ehire Adrianza, LHP Craig Breslow. He's Outta Here: 3B Trevor Plouffe, C Kurt Suzuki, LHP Tommy Milone, RHP Pat Light.
Projected lineup: 2B Brian Dozier (.268, 42, 99, 18/20 SBs), RF Max Kepler (.235, 17, 63), CF Byron Buxton (.225, 10 HRs, 38 RBIs, 118 Ks in 298 ABs), 1B Joe Mauer (.261, 11, 49), 3B Miguel Sano (.236, 25, 66, 178 Ks in 437 ABs), DH Kennys Vargas (.230, 10, 20 in 152 ABs), LF Eddie Rosario (.269, 10, 32), C Jason Castro (.210, 11, 32 with Houston), SS Jorge Polanco (.282, 4, 27 in 245 ABs).
Rotation: RH Ervin Santana (7-11, 3.38 ERA, 149 Ks), RH Phil Hughes (1-7, 5.95, 11 HRs, 11 starts), LH Hector Santiago (3-6, 5.58, 13 HRs, 11 starts after trade with Angels), RH Kyle Gibson (6-11, 5.07, 1.561 WHIP), LH Adalberto Mejia (rookie).
Key relievers: RH Brandon Kintzler (0-2, 3.15, 17/20 saves), RH Matt Belisle (0-0, 1.76 in 40 games for Nationals), RH Ryan Pressly (6-7, 3.70, 1 save in 72 games), LH Taylor Rogers (3-1, 3.96, 64 Ks in 57 games), LH Craig Breslow (0-2, 4.50 in 15 games for Marlins). Hot Spot: Starting Rotation. The resuscitation of a team with the worst record in the majors last season must begin with starting pitching that ranked 30th out of 30 in wins (37), ERA (5.39) and strikeouts (655). Hughes, Santiago, Gibson and Berrios will all be counted on to make 2016 the aberration and not the standard. Adding Castro, who has a strong reputation for game calling and pitch framing, probably can't hurt. There's enough depth in the group at least to give the Twins a chance to return to respectability as new baseball chief Derek Falvey continues to try to revamp organizational philosophy and process for the long term. The bullpen appears more vulnerable than the rotation, despite being bolstered by the addition of the veteran Belisle. Three-time All-Star closer Glen Perkins is still working his way back from surgery last year to repair a torn labrum and will likely land on the disabled list to start the season. Kintzler fared well in his place, but doesn't have a track record.
Outlook: The Twins ranked a respectable sixth in the American League in total bases and eighth in OPS despite their abysmal record last year. Buxton's sparkling September, following a second straight frustrating summer, restored his and the club's confidence in the 2012 second overall draft pick. Dozier probably hit his power ceiling in 2016, but if Buxton and Sano can strike out less and get on base more there's the potential in place for a productive offense. Vargas hit his way back into contention for the DH spot with a decent finish to 2016, but the pressure is on him to prove he's worth a spot in the lineup with a strong performance this spring by Park, who struggled badly to adjust to major league pitching in his arrival from South Korea last year.
KANSAS CITY: 2016: 81-81, third place.
Manager: Ned Yost (eighth season). He's Here: OF Jorge Soler, RHP Jason Hammel, RHP Nathan Karns, DH Brandon Moss, LHP Travis Wood. He's Outta Here: RHP Wade Davis, DH Kendrys Morales, OF Jarrod Dyson, RHP Luke Hochevar, RHP Edinson Volquez.
Projected lineup: SS Alcides Escobar (.261, 7 HRs, 55 RBIs), LF Alex Gordon (.220, 17, 40), CF Lorenzo Cain (.287, 9, 56), 1B Eric Hosmer (.266, 25, 104), DH Brandon Moss (.255, 28, 67), RF Jorge Soler (.238, 12, 31 with Cubs; likely to start season on DL with strained oblique), 3B Mike Moustakas (.240, 7, 13), C Salvador Perez (.247, 22, 64), Raul Mondesi (.185, 2, 13).
Rotation: LH Danny Duffy (12-3, 3.51 ERA, 188 Ks), RH Ian Kennedy (11-11, 3.68, 184 Ks), RH Jason Hammel (11-11, 3.83 with Cubs), LH Jason Vargas (0-0, 2.25 in 3 starts after returning from Tommy John surgery), RH Nathan Karns (6-2, 5.15 with Mariners).
Key relievers: RH Kelvin Herrera (2-6, 2.75, 12 saves), RH Joakim Soria (5-8, 4.05), LH Matt Strahm (2-2, 1.23), LH Travis Wood (4-0, 2.95), LH Scott Alexander (0-0, 3.32), RH Chris Young (3-9, 6.19). Hot Spot: Starting Rotation. Duffy showed signs of blossoming into an ace late last year, but is yet to put it all together for a full season. Hammel was signed after the tragic death of RHP Yordano Ventura in a car accident in the Dominican Republic. Vargas barely pitched last season after coming back from elbow surgery. Karns has intriguing potential, but might end up in the bullpen unless he lives up to it quickly.
Outlook: Royals GM Dayton Moore thinks his starting rotation is the best it has been during his tenure, even if just about every spot is tenuous. He also thinks Kansas City has more power at the plate this year thanks to Moustakas' return from a torn ACL and the signing of Moss. Paulo Orlando (.302, 5, 43, 14 SBs) will replace Soler in right field at the start of the season. But there are plenty of question marks up and down the lineup, not to mention on the pitching staff, and several things must break right for Kansas City to make noise in the AL Central and take a run at its third World Series appearance in four years.
PREVIEW
Royals looking to end skid as they host Twins
 

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- After a seven-game, seven-loss trip to Texas and Chicago, the Royals thought returning home would reverse their woes.

That playing in Kauffman Stadium would be an elixir.

It was not Friday night as they opened a 10-game homestand with a 6-4 loss to the Minnesota Twins, who rallied with a four-run eighth.

The series continues Saturday night with the Twins starting right-hander Phil Hughes. The Royals will counter with right-hander Jason Hammel.

The Royals' puny offense showed some life in the homestand opener with four runs and eight hits, including Brandon Moss and Salvador Perez home runs. The Royals had scored two runs or less in nine of their previous 10 games.

"Right now, we're just not getting it done (offensively)," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "You can come up with all the excuses that you want to come up and it's a matter of going out and getting some hits, getting some runs on the board and taking it from there."

Twins manager Paul Molitor is excited about the bat of 23-year-old third baseman Miguel Sano, who hit an opposite-field two-run homer and a two-run double off the top of the wall.

"He was a huge part of our offense tonight with the two big swings he had," Molitor said. "When Miggy is going good he's going to hit the ball to left, right, center. That's a good sign when he hits one (out) to the opposite field like that."

Sano has seven hits in his last 11 at-bats, raising his average to .297 with six home runs and 20 RBIs, all team highs. He started the season 14-for-62, .226, for 19 games.

Another hot Twins' bat the Royals will try to slow down is Eddie Rosario, who extended his hitting streak to a career-high 10 games with two singles.

The Royals have few warm bats, much less hot. They are hitting .205 with a .268 on-base percentage. The Royals have struck out 178 times. Only two Kansas City regulars are hitting above .247.

Hughes is 7-5 with a 4.91 in 14 outings, 13 of them starts, against the Royals. He is 4-3 with a 5.49 ERA in seven career starts at Kansas City. He last faced them on June 8, 2015.

Eric Hosmer has a .303 batting average, 10-for-33 with four RBIs, against Hughes. Lorenzo Cain is 2-for-12, .167, off Hughes.

Hammel, a 15-game winner last season for the Chicago Cubs, is winless in his first four Royals starts. He has 19 April victories, the most of any month. The last time he failed to win in April was 2010 while with the Baltimore Orioles.

Hammel is 2-1 with a 3.98 ERA all-time against the Twins.

While Hammel has not permitted a first-inning run, he has a 6.75 ERA after the first. Hammel did not make it out of the fourth inning in his Sunday start at Texas when he hit two Rangers and walked two in the fourth.

The two clubs may have a hard time getting this one in, however, with the weather forecast calling for 100 percent chance of rain Saturday.


Last Updated: 3/28/2024 5:03:04 PM EST.


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