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"June 30, 2:10 PM | GrassTarget FieldKansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins Odds37-41TEAM RECORD36-41The Twins get a visit from the Kansas City Royals in baseball action on Sunday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.Ervin Santana, with a record of 5-5 on the season, gets the ball for the Royals, while the Twins trot Kevin Correia to the mound in this one. He is 6-5 so far in 2013. View Kansas City vs Minnesota Odds and Stats.Betting Line:Minnesota was a -110 moneyline favorites earlier in the day at BetOnline, based on the starting pitcher matchup. That pairing made odds makers at Sportsbook.ag settle on an opening over under number of 8.Power Rankings: The MLB Power Rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Twins rated this week at No. 14 and the Royals sitting at No. 3. ADVERTISEMENT: How They Match Up:Rating these teams in several key categories is important for handicappers and Minnesota has the American League&amp;#039;s No. 10-rated offensive output, at 8.5 hits per game. The Royals average 8.8 hits per game, good for No. 6 on the American League  list. Defensively, Kansas City features the American League&amp;#039;s No. 1-rated defense on the road, allowing 3.7 runs per game. Minnesota, meanwhile, comes in at No. 8 in the American League at home, scoring 4.5 runs per game.Kansas City lost its last outing, a 6-2 result against the Twins on June 29. Bettors who backed the Twins at -111 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (8) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. Kansas City suffered a 6-2 loss against Minnesota on Saturday, as Wade Davis wasn&amp;#039;t able to lead his team to victory at Target Field.Kansas City Royals Trends:When playing on Sunday are 4-6Before playing Cleveland are 6-4After playing Minnesota are 6-4After a loss are 6-4Minnesota Twins Trends:When playing on Sunday are 5-5Before playing NY Yankees are 5-5After playing Kansas City are 3-7After a win are 3-7A few Royals at Twins trends to consider:The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City&amp;#039;s last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City&amp;#039;s last 7 games when playing MinnesotaKansas City is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing MinnesotaThe total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City&amp;#039;s last 6 games on the roadMinnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at homeThe total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota&amp;#039;s last 7 games when playing Kansas CityThe total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota&amp;#039;s last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota&amp;#039;s last 6 games at homeNext up:Kansas City home to Cleveland, Tuesday, July 2Minnesota home to NY Yankees, Monday, July 1"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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