Kansas City Royals (0-0) vs Minnesota Twins (0-0)
Thursday, March 30, 2023 at 4:10 pm
Pablo Lopez to start for Minnesota. Lopez had 32 start for the Marlins last year posting an ERA of 3.75 and WHIP 1.17. Lopez struck out 23.6% with 7.2% walks. Ground balls sat at 46.1% with 1.05 home runs per nine innings. Zack Greinke to start for KC. Greinke in 26 starts posted an ERA 3.68 with WHIP 1.34. The veteran a career low 12.5% strikeout rate with 4.6% walks. Grounders sat at 41.3% with 0.92 home runs per nine innings. Twins looked to be the most improved team on paper adding quality arms to a team that produced good hitting numbers. Greinke’s high contact against this lineup the massive concern. In his past three starts last year against the Twins the veteran allowed eight earned runs and 24 hits, 3 walks in 15 1/3rd innings. That is close to two runners allowed per innings. Play Minnesota run line -1.5 runs at +105.