KC at Minnesota Twins: Minnesota-1.5 (-135)....
The Twins will start their ace, Jake Odorizzi. Odorizzi has been amazing this year, posting a record of 9-2 with a 1.92 ERA, a 0.967 WHIP, 22 walks and 78 strikeouts over 74.1 innings of work this season. Odorizzi won his third straight start and is 9-0 in his last 10 after picking up the win over the Tigers on the road in his last start Sunday. He threw six innings, allowing a run on five hits with one walk and eight strikeouts in a 12-2 Minnesota victory. Odorizzi is 3-0 with a 0.52 ERA, a 0.69 WHIP, three walks and 26 strikeouts over 17.1 innings in his last three starts. He is even good enough that I firmly believe he could pitch a complete game, especially against the Royals offense.
For the Royals, Glenn Sparkman takes the mound for his 13th appearance, his fifth start of the season. Sparkman has not been very impressive this season, going 1-2 with a 3.58 ERA. Sparkman is 0-1 with a 4.85 ERA, a 1.23 WHIP, two walks and four strikeouts over 13 innings in his last three starts. He is 0-2 with a 6.43 ERA, a 2.571 WHIP, six walks and six strikeouts over seven innings in four career appearances, all in relief, against the Twins. Sparkman is 0-2 with a 9.00 ERA, a 3.20 WHIP, six walks and six strikeouts over five innings in three career outings at Target Field. The Royals continue to be terrible and with a loss on Saturday, they are now 15-43 in their last 58 road games........Twins are 7-1 in their last 8 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400.......Royals are 0-4 in Sparkman’s last 4 starts following a team loss in their previous game....
The Twins will start their ace, Jake Odorizzi. Odorizzi has been amazing this year, posting a record of 9-2 with a 1.92 ERA, a 0.967 WHIP, 22 walks and 78 strikeouts over 74.1 innings of work this season. Odorizzi won his third straight start and is 9-0 in his last 10 after picking up the win over the Tigers on the road in his last start Sunday. He threw six innings, allowing a run on five hits with one walk and eight strikeouts in a 12-2 Minnesota victory. Odorizzi is 3-0 with a 0.52 ERA, a 0.69 WHIP, three walks and 26 strikeouts over 17.1 innings in his last three starts. He is even good enough that I firmly believe he could pitch a complete game, especially against the Royals offense.
For the Royals, Glenn Sparkman takes the mound for his 13th appearance, his fifth start of the season. Sparkman has not been very impressive this season, going 1-2 with a 3.58 ERA. Sparkman is 0-1 with a 4.85 ERA, a 1.23 WHIP, two walks and four strikeouts over 13 innings in his last three starts. He is 0-2 with a 6.43 ERA, a 2.571 WHIP, six walks and six strikeouts over seven innings in four career appearances, all in relief, against the Twins. Sparkman is 0-2 with a 9.00 ERA, a 3.20 WHIP, six walks and six strikeouts over five innings in three career outings at Target Field. The Royals continue to be terrible and with a loss on Saturday, they are now 15-43 in their last 58 road games........Twins are 7-1 in their last 8 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400.......Royals are 0-4 in Sparkman’s last 4 starts following a team loss in their previous game....
