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At first glance, it would appear that Twins starting pitcher Mike Pelfrey is going to be destroyed by the red hot Royals, having allowed 35-for-87 at bats against the current roster. There were 15 RBIs but just two home runs permitted.
Best Bets – OVER 8
Best DFS Picks – Lorenzo Cain, Alex Gordon, Eric Hosmer, Omar Infante, Mike Moustakas, Salvador Perez
PITCHING MATCHUP: Twins RH Mike Pelfrey (0-0, 4.50 ERA) vs. Royals RH Jeremy Guthrie (1-0, 5.54)
Betting Line – Royals -155, Twins +145, Total: 8
Six Royals players have hit .400 or better against Pelfrey.
Lorenzo Cain (Kansas City) – He’s had five runs off of eight hits in the past ten days and is 3-for-7 against Pelfrey. Do the math and Cain is a “must have” for your daily fantasy roster this evening.
Alex Gordon (Kansas City) – He has hit 7 in the last week and is 3-for-7 vs. Pelfrey.
Eric Hosmer (Kansas City) – He is 3-for-6 against Pelfrey. With 20 at bats over the last seven days Hosmer has hit 7.
Omar Infante (Kansas City) – With 5 hits on 12 at bats over the past seven days, Infante is 16-for-39 vs. Pelfrey.
Mike Moustakas (Kansas City) – He has gone up 30 times in the past seven days and hit nearly one third of those with 6 resulting in runs. Moustakas should be able to pad those numbers and his fantasy points further having gone 3-for-6 vs. Pelfrey with one homer.
Salvador Perez (Kansas City) – He’s belted 8 of 25 with 2 runs over the past seven days with an impressive 4-for-8 showing versus Pelfrey. Two of those were RBIs.
Guthrie has managed to give up four runs in each of his two outings. He settled for a no-decision against Oakland the other day giving up seven hits - including three home runs - over six innings. All the more reason to love the OVER 8 here.
Guthrie has a 3.38 ERA in 16 games (14 starts) versus Minnesota.
The total has hit 8 or gone OVER that number in five of the last six meetings between these two teams.
- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com
