Minnesota at Kansas City

Minnesota is much improved from a year ago, second in baseball in runs scored and tops at drawing walks with a whopping 88! That's why they are second in on-base percentage, clogging the base paths and scoring runs. They don't have a great winning percentage on the road, but face a Royals team that is 3-14 in their last 17 home games vs. a team with a road winning percentage of less than .400. Minnesota outscored Kansas City 21-5 in sweeping three games last weekend at Target Field. The Royals are 9-0 when scoring at least four runs, and 0-7 when they don't. They face Phil Hughes, who is striking out an impressive 10.2 batters per nine innings pitched, and the Twins are 5-2 against the AL Central. The Royals are 3-8 in their last 11 home games vs. a team with a losing record, so grab the much improved visitors at this price. Play the Twins.