This is a 10* on MINNESOTA

Though they lost Thursday afternoon, the Twins have gotten off to a great start at 10-3. They very much looked well on their way to another victory yesterday, but the bullpen collapsed, allowing three runs in the last two innings. Still you’ve got to like their chances today facing the Royals, who despite a big 13-2 win yesterday are just 4-10 on the year. Going into yesterday, the Twins had won six in a row while the Royals had lost six in a row. Minnesota is not only one of the highest scoring teams in baseball (5.2 runs/game), their pitching staff has a 2.97 ERA, which is 2nd best among American League teams and 4th best overall. Devin Smeltzer starts for the first time in 2020 today, but it’ll be his third appearance for the Twins. Smeltzer’s best start last year was against the Royals, whom he held to just two singles across six frames. Jacob Junis will also be making his second start for KC. The first one resulted in a 9-2 loss to the White Sox. Junis has 4.28 ERA in seven career starts against the Twins. Minnesota should roll here. Play on MINNESOTA

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