Minnesota Twins vs

Kansas City Royals Prediction

This is a close match-up with both teams having a 45 to 55 percent chance of winning based on 10,000 game simulations generated one play at a time by the AccuScore Simulation Supercomputer. Both starters have a good chance of having a quality start. Zack Greinke has a 49% chance of a QS and Pablo Lopez a 52% chance. If Zack Greinke has a quality start the Royals has a 69% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 4.2 and he has a 39% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Royals win 55%. If Pablo Lopez has a quality start the Twins has a 68% chance of winning. His simulated strikeout to walk ratio is 5.8 and he has a 48% chance of having a 5 to 1 K/BB ratio. When he has a 5/1 ratio the Twins win 52%. In simulations we tracked the batter for each team that was most productive based his average hits, walks and RBI per simulation. The most productive batter for the Kansas City Royals is Vinny Pasquantino who averaged 2.15 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 36% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Royals have a 62% chance of winning. The most productive batter for the Minnesota Twins is Carlos Correa who averaged 2.3 hits+walks+RBI. He has a 39% chance of having a big game with 3+ Hits, Walks, RBI and if he has a big game the Twins have a 66% chance of winning.