The Minnesota Twins are a sizable favorite here in the opener of a four-game set against the Kansas City Royals. They are a big favorite for good reasons though, and I expect the Twins to run away with this one fast and easy.

Twins righty Matt Wisler (0-1, 1.80 ERA) will make his first "start" of the season. He probably won't eat a lot of innings though as this most likely will be a bullpen game for the Twins. Their bullpen has proven itself more than capable of shutting down opponents in the first third of the season, boasting a 3.43 ERA which ranks seventh in baseball.

More importantly though, I don't see the Twins having any trouble putting up runs on the board against KC starter Kris Bubic (0-2, 5.40 ERA). The rookie left-hander will make just his fourth MLB start, and last time out he gave up two homers and was tagged with five runs on seven hits in five innings at Cincinnati.

8* play on Minnesota Twins.