The Minnesota Twins (43-43) host the Kansas City Royals (25-60) at Target Field on Tuesday, starting at 2:10 PM ET. The probable starters are Kenta Maeda (1-5) for the Twins and Zack Greinke (1-8) for the Royals.
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Minnesota vs. Kansas City Pitcher Matchup Info
- When: Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at 2:10 PM ET
- Where: Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- How to Watch on TV: BSN
- Probable Pitchers: Maeda – MIN (1-5, 6.23 ERA) vs Greinke – KC (1-8, 5.15 ERA)
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Twins vs. Royals Starting Pitcher Stats (2023)
Maeda | Greinke | |
---|---|---|
6 | GS | 17 |
1-5 | W-L | 1-8 |
6.23 | ERA | 5.15 |
26 | IP | 87.1 |
7 | BB | 13 |
26 | SO | 61 |
Twins Probable Starting Pitcher: Kenta Maeda
- In his last appearance on Wednesday against the Atlanta Braves, the righty threw five innings, giving up two earned runs while surrendering five hits.
- The 35-year-old has a 6.23 ERA and 9.0 strikeouts per nine innings across six games this season, while allowing a batting average of .284 to opposing hitters.
- Maeda has not registered a quality start yet this season.
- He has had one outing this season in which he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
- Maeda and his team have a record of 3-3-0 against the spread when he starts.
- Games started by Maeda have a 2-3-1 record at hitting the over this season.
Maeda’s Recent Performance
Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
at Braves | Jun. 28 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
at Tigers | Jun. 23 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
vs. Yankees | Apr. 26 | 3.0 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
at Red Sox | Apr. 20 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
vs. White Sox | Apr. 10 | 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Royals Probable Starting Pitcher: Zack Greinke
- The right-hander last pitched on Thursday, when he gave up two earned runs and allowed 11 hits in six innings against the Cleveland Guardians.
- The 39-year-old has an ERA of 5.15, a 4.69 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.282 in 17 games this season.
- In 17 starts this season, he’s earned two quality starts.
- He has two appearances this season with zero earned runs allowed out of his 17 chances this season.
- Among qualified pitchers this year, the 39-year-old’s 5.15 ERA ranks 63rd, 1.282 WHIP ranks 45th, and 6.3 K/9 ranks 61st.
- The Royals are 8-9-0 against the spread when Greinke starts.
- Greinke has had 17 starts that sportsbooks set a total for this season, and six of those games finished over the total.
Greinke’s Recent Performance
Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
vs. Guardians | Jun. 29 | 6.0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
at Rays | Jun. 23 | 4.2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
vs. Angels | Jun. 18 | 5.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
vs. Reds | Jun. 12 | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
at Marlins | Jun. 6 | 4.1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
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