Twins vs. Royals Probable Starting Pitching Matchup – July 4, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on July 4, 2023 - Last Updated on September 25, 2024

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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