The Minnesota Twins open the season on the road versus the Kansas City Royals. The Twins will open the season with Pablo Lopez on the mound. He was 11-8 with a 3.66 ERA last season. The Royals will go with Cole Ragans on the mound. He was 7-5 with a 3.47 ERA last season. Minnesota is 6-4 in its last 10 games against Kansas City. The Twins won the AL Central title last season, but that is not saying a lot as it was the worst division in baseball. The Twins lost key players from their rotation with Sonny Gray and Kenta Maeda leaving in the offseason. Minnesota’s pitching was one of the best in the league last season and they will need to produce again this season. The Royals matched a franchise record with 106 losses and was one of two teams in the division with over 100 losses.Kansas City’s pitching was among the worst in the league last season. Lopez was 3-0 in three starts against the twins last season, giving up just six runs. Minnesota has the better lineup on paper and if things hold to form they have a huge advantage in the pen based on last season. Take the twins to open the season on the road with a win.

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