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MLB Prop Bets: Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins (April 1, 2026)

The Minnesota Twins (1-3) face the Kansas City Royals (2-2) at Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday at 7:40pm (ET). Let's take a look at the MLB Prop Bets for the matchup. Joe Ryan is the probable pitcher for the Twins, while Noah Cameron is the probable pitcher for the Royals. The Twins are favored to win at -120, while the Royals are at +100. The total runs line is set at 8.5, with OVER at -105 and UNDER at -115.

  • The Twins (+139) have a 78-88 Run Line record since the beginning of last season, while the Royals (-168) hold a record of 80-86 across the same span.
  • The Twins have a 74-83-9 O/U record since the beginning of last season (meaning 74 games have gone over the total runs line, 83 have gone under and nine have resulted in a push). The Royals have a 71-93-2 O/U record.

Scoring Insights

  • The Twins have scored 4.2 runs per game since the beginning of last season (25th in the league). Comparatively, the Royals have averaged 4.0 over the same span (27th).
  • In the field, the Twins have allowed 4.7 runs per game since the beginning of last season (23rd in the league), while the Royals have allowed an average of 3.9 runs over that span (4th).

Let's take a look at how these teams perform in some other key statistical areas.

Batting Insights:

Batting Average

  • Looking at their batting averages since the beginning of last season, the Twins are at .238 (ranking 22nd in the Major leagues), while the Royals are batting .246 (15th).

Home Runs

  • In terms of total home runs since the beginning of last season, the Royals have hit 163 (26th in the Major Leagues). Meanwhile, the Twins have managed 194 (T13th).

Runs Batted In

  • Finally, looking at their runs batted in, the Twins have recorded 654 RBIs to rank 25th in the MLB since the beginning of last season. Comparatively, the Royals have recorded 647 RBIs to rank T26th.

Pitching Insights:

Earned Run Average

  • The Royals have an earned run average of 3.73 since the beginning of last season (5th in the Majors), while The Twins have an ERA of 4.53 (24th).

Strikeouts

  • Turning our attention to total strikeouts, the Twins have recorded 1408 since the beginning of last season, ranking 15th in the MLB. Meanwhile, the Royals rank 27th for total strikeouts, recording 1300.

Opponent Batting Average

  • Opponents are batting an average of .241 against the Royals since the beginning of last season (14th in the Major Leagues). Comparatively, the Twins' opponents are at .256 (25th).

First Innings Moneyline

  • Here are their first innings moneyline records since the beginning of last season.
    Total Home Road Favorite Underdog Neutral
    Twins 36-46-84 17-17-47 19-29-37 22-23-44 14-23-40 0-0-0
    Royals 46-27-93 22-10-50 24-17-43 21-14-40 25-13-53 0-0-0

Lead After Three Innings

  • Here are their records after the first three innings since the beginning of last season.
    Total Home Road Favorite Underdog Neutral
    Twins 56-73-37 32-30-19 24-43-18 31-37-21 25-36-16 0-0-0
    Royals 64-58-44 31-26-25 33-32-19 32-24-19 32-34-25 0-0-0

NRFI/YRFI

  • The NRFI is 80-86 in Twins games since the beginning of last season. The Royals have a 91-75 NRFI record.

Last Time They Met

The Royals recorded an upset 3-1 victory over the Twins at Kauffman Stadium on Monday. Kyle Isbel was unstoppable in that matchup, hitting a home run, a single and recording 2 RBIs.