Kansas City Royals (0-1) vs Minnesota Twins (1-0)
Saturday, April 01, 2023 at 4:10 pm
This is a play on the KANSAS CITY ROYALS as part of our MLB Underdog Triple Play. The Royals were another team that were shutout on Thursday as they lost 2-0 while managing a mere two hits as newly acquired Pablo Lopez was solid over 5.1 innings. No. 2 starter Sonny Gray gets the ball on Saturday and he is coming off a solid season with a 3.08 ERA and 1.13 WHIP in 24 starts. In those games, he averaged 4.9 innings, his lowest since 2018 when averaged 4.3 innings in 23 starts and seven bullpen appearances for the Reds and the short leash was on display Thursday with Lopez who was pulled after just over five innings. Minnesota was better on offense as it put together ten hits but could only turn that into two runs and is now an even bigger road favorite here than the first game. Zack Greinke was able to limit the damage and the Royals are looking for Jordan Lyles who is making his Kansas City debut. He was not great with the Orioles last season but did have his best season since he was with the Brewers in 2019 and a new start against a lineup he has had success against in the past is a good start to the season. 10* (970) Kansas City Royals