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00:00A good divisional duel in Minnesota. The Twins take the
00:06opener yesterday against the Royals. A huge six-run second
00:09inning and Pablo Lopez continues to deal for the
00:13Twins. It's Minnesota and KC once again. Only a game
00:17separates these two in the standings. Could it impact the
00:20AL Central? The Guardians still have a three and a half game
00:23lead over Minnesota. It might be more impactful for that AL
00:27wildcard race. Just a game separates Minnesota in front
00:31of Kansas City. The Twins a home favorite today at Target
00:34Field. Seth Lugo gets the start for KC. Through the month of
00:39June, DRS, Lugo was 11-2, had a 2-1-7 ERA. Both near the top in
00:45Major League Baseball, but he's dropped four of his last six
00:48starts. How do you expect him to perform today in Minneapolis
00:51against the Twins? I expect him to be decent, but that Twins
00:55lineup is starting to come alive here at the right time.
00:57Now, also, if we're trying to handicap and say, what do we
01:00anticipate out of the starting pitcher for the Minnesota Twins?
01:02One of the better prospects in Major League Baseball coming up
01:05now in Zebby Matthews. So, if you're looking for electric
01:07stuff right out of the gate, have you seen him in Major
01:09League Baseball? No, we haven't yet. So, it does make it tough,
01:12but if we are just going by some of the numbers as a
01:15professional team that the Kansas City Royals are, one
01:17through nine, one of the better strikeout rates in baseball
01:20against right-handed pitching over the past month, that will
01:23help you. Weighted on base percentages, the first six
01:25guys above average. So, Zebby Matthews, if he has a great
01:28start, which they're hoping and they anticipate, that's
01:31fantastic. Yeah. But we don't know how these players are
01:33going to perform until they get into the big show. It's a hard
01:36handicap just to say, well, I'm going to fade the rookie and go
01:39with the Kansas City Royals. It's really a no play because I
01:42just want to see how this pitcher does because I know
01:44they've been looking forward to bringing this guy up into the
01:46majors.