This is a 7* on MINNESOTA

Just when it seemed like the Twins were set to turn things around, they went out and “laid an egg” yesterday against the Royals. After dominant wins both Wednesday (10-2 at Cleveland) and Friday (9-1 here vs. Kansas City), they lost 11-3 on Saturday. That was our only loss on a 4-1 card. We like the Twins to bounce back though. Jose Berrios may have an 0-3 team start record in his last three trips to the mound, but he also has a 0.98 WHIP this year. Berrios hasn’t gotten much run support lately, but should today as the Minnesota offense will get its “licks in” against embattled Royals righty Brad Keller, who has really been struggling with a 9.00 ERA and 2.28 WHIP. Keller did turn in his first quality start of 2021 on Monday, but that was against the Tigers, who have the worst offense in baseball. In three of his first four starts, Keller allowed four or more runs while failing to get out of the fourth inning. The Royals are only hitting .198 on the road, so an offensive effort similar to yesterday seems highly unlikely. They are 47-76 on the road since 2019, including 4-12 in Minnesota. Play on MINNESOTA

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