MINNESOTA TWINS vs KANSAS CITY ROYALS
This will be the second game of a four-game set between the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals on Friday night. The Royals took game one by a score of 6-5 on Thursday night. Opening Day starter Brad Keller will get the ball for Kansas City. Keller, who posted good numbers from 2018-2020, is having the worst season of his career with a 5.68 ERA and 1.74 WHIP in 50.2 innings pitched. Matt Shoemaker gets the nod for the Twins and has been struggling this season with a 5.90 ERA and 1.43 WHIP in 10 starts. However, he has an impressive 1.19 WHIP on the road! Minnesota is averaging 4.28 runs per game on the road and rank 3rd in wOBA vs righties on the road while scoring 2.88 runs in the first 5 innings. Who knows what could happen if we involve these bullpens, which both rank in the bottom 3rd of the league. I see Shoemaker keeping the Twins in this game and outscoring the Royals in the first 5 innings.
THE PICK – Minnesota Twins F5 -0.5
