Royals vs Twins Game Breakdown
Royals
34W-21L
May 28, 2024
07:40PM EST
Odds: 4.0 o/u
Twins
29W-24L
Get ready to slide into some Daily Fantasy Sports action as the sizzling Kansas City Royals gallop into Target Field, looking to lasso a win against the Minnesota Twins under the partly cloudy skies of Minneapolis tonight at 07:40PM EST. With the Royals just a few strides behind in the American League chase and the Twins not far off either, this matchup is more than just a game—it’s a battle for conference supremacy. Fresh off a nail-biter where the Twins edged the Royals by a whisker, the stakes are sky-high. With the betting lines tipping slightly in favor of the Royals at -125 and an over/under that promises a tight contest, tonight’s game is poised to be as unpredictable as the weather, which boasts a breezy 16.1 mph wind from the WNW. So, who will reign supreme? Will the Royals ride their momentum to victory, or will the Twins mine their recent success for another win? Either way, expect this royal clash to be nothing short of majestic!
Game Breakdown
Game Time: May 28, 2024 07:40PM EST
Location: Target Field, Minnesota
Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the WNW at 16.1 mph. Temperature is at 64.0° with 56% humidity.
Vegas Odds
| KC ML | MIN ML | Over/Under | Line | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | -125 | +105 | 8.0 | -0.5/0.5 |
| Recent | -134 | +112 | 7.5 | -0.5/0.5 |
| Difference | -9 | +7 | -0.5 | – |
Team Performance
57.3% Win Probability
42.7% Win Probability
Previous Matchups
| Date | Runs | O/U | O/U DIFF | ATS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/28/24 | Minnesota Twins MIN | 4 | Over | +1.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 1 | ||||
| 03/30/24 | Minnesota Twins MIN | 5 | Over | +2.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 1 | ||||
| 03/31/24 | Minnesota Twins MIN | 0 | Over | +7.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 11 | ||||
| 05/27/24 | Kansas City Royals KC | 5 | Over | +7.0 | |
| Minnesota Twins MIN | 6 | ||||
| 03/30/23 | Minnesota Twins MIN | 2 | Under | -2.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 0 | ||||
| 04/01/23 | Minnesota Twins MIN | 2 | Under | -2.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 0 | ||||
| 04/02/23 | Minnesota Twins MIN | 7 | Over | +7.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 4 | ||||
| 04/27/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 1 | Over | +4.0 | |
| Minnesota Twins MIN | 7 | ||||
| 04/28/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 6 | Over | +10.0 | |
| Minnesota Twins MIN | 8 | ||||
| 04/29/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 3 | Over | +1.0 | |
| Minnesota Twins MIN | 2 | ||||
| 04/30/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 4 | Over | +8.0 | |
| Minnesota Twins MIN | 8 | ||||
| 07/03/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 4 | Over | +8.0 | |
| Minnesota Twins MIN | 8 | ||||
| 07/04/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 3 | Over | +8.0 | |
| Minnesota Twins MIN | 9 | ||||
| 07/05/23 | Kansas City Royals KC | 0 | Over | +1.0 | |
| Minnesota Twins MIN | 5 | ||||
| 07/28/23 | Minnesota Twins MIN | 5 | Over | +9.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 8 | ||||
| 07/29/23 | Minnesota Twins MIN | 7 | Over | +13.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 10 | ||||
| 07/30/23 | Minnesota Twins MIN | 1 | Under | -1.0 | |
| Kansas City Royals KC | 2 |
Royals Vs Over/Under
Twins Vs Over/Under
| Date | Matchup | Result | IP | Hits | Runs | KO | Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-22-24 | vsDET | 3-8W | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | Over |
| 05-17-24 | vsOAK | 2-6W | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | Over |
| 05-11-24 | @LAA | 3-9L | 6.3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | Over |
| 05-06-24 | vsMIL | 2-3W | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Under |
| 04-30-24 | @TOR | 4-1W | 6.7 | 4 | 1 | 9 | Under |
| 04-25-24 | vsTOR | 1-2W | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Under |
| 04-20-24 | vsBAL | 9-7L | 1.7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | Over |
| 04-14-24 | @NYM | 1-2L | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | Under |
| 04-09-24 | vsHOU | 3-4W | 5.0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | Under |
| 04-03-24 | @BAL | 3-4L | 6.3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Under |
| 05-26-24 | @TB | 1-4L | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Under |
| 05-22-24 | vsDET | 3-8W | 0.7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Over |
| 05-19-24 | vsOAK | 4-8W | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Over |
| 05-15-24 | @SEA | 2-4L | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Under |
| 05-10-24 | @LAA | 2-1W | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Under |
| 05-08-24 | vsMIL | 4-6W | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Over |
| 05-06-24 | vsMIL | 2-3W | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Under |
| 05-04-24 | vsTEX | 15-4L | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Over |
| 04-28-24 | @DET | 1-4L | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Under |
| 04-26-24 | @DET | 8-0W | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Over |
| Date | Matchup | Result | IP | Hits | Runs | KO | Over |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-22-24 | @WAS | 3-2W | 4.7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Under |
| 05-17-24 | @CLE | 2-3L | 5.3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | Under |
| 05-11-24 | @TOR | 8-10L | 4.3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | Over |
| 05-06-24 | vsSEA | 1-3W | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | Under |
| 04-30-24 | @CWS | 6-5W | 3.7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | Over |
| 04-25-24 | vsCWS | 3-6W | 5.0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | Over |
| 04-13-24 | @DET | 4-1W | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Under |
| 04-22-23 | vsWAS | 10-4L | 4.7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | Over |
| 10-02-22 | vsDET | 10-4L | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Over |
Royals Recent Games
| Date | vsOpp | Result | Hits | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/29 | vs MIN | 5-6L | 10 | 0 | Over |
| 05/28 | vs TB | 1-4L | 7 | 1 | Under |
| 05/27 | vs TB | 7-4W | 11 | 1 | Over |
| 05/26 | vs TB | 8-1W | 12 | 2 | Over |
| 05/24 | @ DET | 8-3W | 9 | 1 | Over |
| 05/23 | @ DET | 10-3W | 15 | 3 | Over |
| 05/22 | @ DET | 8-3W | 11 | 2 | Over |
| 05/21 | @ OAK | 8-4W | 9 | 0 | Over |
| 05/20 | @ OAK | 5-3W | 11 | 1 | Over |
| 05/19 | @ OAK | 6-2W | 11 | 2 | Over |
| 05/17 | vs SEA | 2-4L | 6 | 0 | Under |
| 05/16 | vs SEA | 4-2W | 5 | 1 | Under |
| 05/15 | vs SEA | 2-6L | 6 | 0 | Over |
| 05/14 | vs LAA | 4-2W | 11 | 0 | Under |
| 05/13 | vs LAA | 3-9L | 8 | 0 | Over |
Twins Recent Games
| Date | vsOpp | Result | Hits | HR | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/29 | @ KC | 6-5W | 7 | 2 | Over |
| 05/28 | @ TEX | 2-6L | 3 | 0 | Over |
| 05/27 | @ TEX | 5-3W | 7 | 1 | Over |
| 05/26 | @ TEX | 3-2W | 10 | 1 | Under |
| 05/24 | vs WAS | 3-2W | 7 | 2 | Under |
| 05/23 | vs WAS | 10-0W | 10 | 4 | Over |
| 05/22 | vs WAS | 3-12L | 8 | 1 | Over |
| 05/21 | vs CLE | 2-5L | 4 | 1 | Under |
| 05/20 | vs CLE | 4-11L | 10 | 0 | Over |
| 05/19 | vs CLE | 2-3L | 4 | 1 | Under |
| 05/18 | @ NYY | 0-5L | 3 | 0 | Under |
| 05/17 | @ NYY | 0-4L | 4 | 0 | Under |
| 05/16 | @ NYY | 1-5L | 7 | 1 | Under |
| 05/14 | vs TOR | 5-1W | 6 | 1 | Under |
| 05/13 | vs TOR | 8-10L | 13 | 2 | Over |
Team’s Batting Order
| Kansas City Royals | DK | FD | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPP | HR/Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.6 | 9.8 | 0.27 | 0.419 | 33.8% | 75.7% | 2.3% | |
| 9.2 | 12.0 | 0.309 | 0.558 | 41.0% | 96.8% | 4.1% | |
| 7.1 | 9.7 | 0.225 | 0.39 | 36.3% | 75.3% | 2.7% | |
| 7.7 | 10.1 | 0.323 | 0.518 | 42.6% | 94.4% | 4.6% | |
|
#4
Will Smith
|
3.1 | 11.8 | nan | nan | nan% | nan% | nan% |
| 7.6 | 10.1 | 0.221 | 0.376 | 32.2% | 69.8% | 3.4% | |
|
#6
Adam Frazier
|
6.0 | 7.8 | 0.211 | 0.275 | 34.9% | 62.4% | 0.9% |
| 5.7 | 7.9 | 0.163 | 0.291 | 27.7% | 56.7% | 2.8% | |
|
#8
MJ Melendez
|
6.2 | 8.0 | 0.179 | 0.338 | 25.8% | 59.6% | 2.6% |
| 4.9 | 6.3 | 0.245 | 0.358 | 34.0% | 69.8% | 1.9% |
| Minnesota Twins | DK | FD | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPP | HR/Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.9 | 8.9 | 0.194 | 0.245 | 27.6% | 52.0% | 1.0% | |
|
#2
Ryan Jeffers
|
7.4 | 9.9 | 0.258 | 0.522 | 39.6% | 91.8% | 6.3% |
| 6.7 | 8.8 | 0.27 | 0.452 | 41.3% | 86.5% | 3.2% | |
|
#4
Jose Miranda
|
6.1 | 7.8 | 0.279 | 0.467 | 32.8% | 79.5% | 4.1% |
|
#5
Byron Buxton
|
7.5 | 9.9 | 0.242 | 0.4 | 30.8% | 70.8% | 2.5% |
|
#6
Willi Castro
|
6.3 | 8.2 | 0.254 | 0.418 | 37.3% | 79.1% | 2.3% |
|
#7
Kyle Farmer
|
5.4 | 7.3 | 0.163 | 0.244 | 30.2% | 54.7% | 0.0% |
| 5.4 | 7.2 | 0.201 | 0.361 | 31.4% | 67.5% | 4.1% | |
| 4.8 | 6.0 | 0.168 | 0.208 | 19.8% | 40.6% | 1.0% |
Royals Notable Injuries
- No notable injuries for players that have played at least once in the last four weeks.
Twins Notable Injuries
- No notable injuries for players that have played at least once in the last four weeks.
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