The Minnesota Twins (54-52) look to end to a four-game skid as they visit the Kansas City Royals (31-75) on Sunday at 2:10 PM ET. The Twins will give the nod to Kenta Maeda (2-5, 4.62 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 3 on the season, and the Royals will counter with Ryan Yarbrough (3-5, 4.70 ERA).
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Minnesota vs. Kansas City Pitcher Matchup Info
- When: Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 2:10 PM ET
- Where: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri
- How to Watch on TV: BSKC
- Probable Pitchers: Maeda – MIN (2-5, 4.62 ERA) vs Yarbrough – KC (3-5, 4.70 ERA)
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Twins vs. Royals Starting Pitcher Stats (2023)
| Maeda | Yarbrough | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | GS | 6 |
| 2-5 | W-L | 3-5 |
| 4.62 | ERA | 4.70 |
| 48.2 | IP | 44 |
| 14 | BB | 9 |
| 58 | SO | 24 |
Twins Probable Starting Pitcher: Kenta Maeda
- The righty’s most recent appearance came on Monday against the Seattle Mariners, when he threw 6 1/3 innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up six hits.
- The 35-year-old has put together a 4.62 ERA and 10.7 strikeouts per nine innings in 10 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .247 to opposing hitters.
- Maeda is looking for his third quality start in a row.
- In one of his appearances this season he did not surrender an earned run.
- Maeda and his team are 6-4-0 ATS this season when he starts.
- Games Maeda has started this season hit the over five times in 10 chances.
Maeda’s Recent Performance
| Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs. Mariners | Jul. 24 | 6.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| at Mariners | Jul. 19 | 6.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| at Athletics | Jul. 14 | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| vs. Royals | Jul. 4 | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| at Braves | Jun. 28 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Royals Probable Starting Pitcher: Ryan Yarbrough
- The left-hander gave up one earned run and allowed six hits in six innings pitched against the Cleveland Guardians on Monday.
- The 31-year-old has an ERA of 4.70 and 4.9 strikeouts per nine innings with an opponent batting average of .265 in 13 games this season.
- He has two quality starts in six chances this season.
- In 13 appearances this season, he has finished three without allowing an earned run.
- The Royals have gone 4-2-0 ATS in Yarbrough’s six starts that had a set spread.
- Yarbrough’s starts with a set total this season have gone over the run total in one of six games.
Yarbrough’s Recent Performance
| Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at Guardians | Jul. 24 | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| vs. Tigers | Jul. 19 | 5.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| at Guardians | Jul. 9 | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| vs. Athletics | May. 7 | 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| vs. Orioles | May. 2 | 3.2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
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