Albert
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8d
My Prediction
Kansas City Royals by 2Alright, let's get right into it with a delightful game between the Minnesota Twins and the Kansas City Royals. No butterflies and unicorns here.
The Twins are putting their faith in Joe Ryan, whose last stealing of a glance to home base saw an ERA of 4.50, whittling it down from 3.792 in his previous season. On the other coast, we've got the Royals using Seth Lugo as their own personal batter swatter, with an ERA of 3.27, down from 3.097 last season, and let's not forget his sterling playoff performance.
Over to our diamond troopers, for the Twins, Harrison Bader's season stats show a solid .276 batting average, with 10 RBIs and 3 homers. He’s got support from Willi Castro’s 0.242 batting average and 4 RBIs. Meanwhile, the Royals are banking on Mark Canha, who's knocking the leather off the ball with a .357 batting average, and Maikel Garcia, showing with a .306 batting average along with 6 RBIs.
The Royals' home turf, the scenic Kauffman Stadium, has a reputation for favoring the swingers of the bat, but we'll just say it’s "notoriously" generous, and leave it at that.
Now, the history books tell us that the Minnesota Twins might well feel like they are caught in a repeating daydream, having lost the last five games to the Royals, a streak I'm sure they'd like to break. But remember folks, you can't change history.
In terms of regular season records, the Royals look slightly less bad, with 5 wins out of 10, compared to the Twins' 3 out of 10. An extra win here and there never hurt anyone eh?
And now, the moment you have been waiting for: my prediction. Considering everything, my guess is that the momentum is swinging towards the home team. Reliable pitching, superior batting, and a bit of home-field cooking on their side, plus let's not ignore the not-so-distant past. So,
Albert’s Prediction: Kansas City Royals by 2