Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins Picks and Prediction for Saturday June 6 2026

By: Eddie Kline Published 06/06/2026, 01:00 AM ET

Royals Preview

In Saturday afternoon MLB action, the Kansas City Royals will battle the Minnesota Twins from Target Field. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Royals (25-39) have dropped eight of their previous 11 games and are stuck in the AL Central Division basement. Last night, Kansas City 1B Vinnie Pasquantino doubled and scored a run during the opening frame of a 5-3 road loss against Minnesota,

Twenty-four year old righty Luinder Avila (1-2 4.44 ERA) will make his third career major league start for the Royals. Last time out, Avila (5 IP) allowed one run and retired five batters by strikes during a 9-2 road victory against Cincinnati.

Twins Preview

The Minnesota Twins have lost seven of their last 11 games and are six games off the pace in the AL Central Division race. During Friday’s home victory, Minnesota took the lead for good in the sixth inning on DH Josh Bell’s RBI double. 3B Brooks Lee homered and drove in a pair of runs for the Twins (30-35), who improved to 18-16 at home.

The Twins will counter with twenty-nine year old right-hander Joe Ryan (4-3 3.20 ERA) on Saturday. Through 70 plus innings, Ryan ranks 13th in the majors with 79 strikeouts and owns a minuscule 0.97 WHIP.

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Royals vs Twins Pick

Kansas City SP Cole Ragans (elbow) resumed playing catch on Monday and remains without a timetable to return. Through 64 games, Kansas City ranks 27th in OPS and 27th in runs scored. For the season, Minnesota ranks 19th in OPS and 7th in runs scored. Take the under. Final Score Prediction, Minnesota Twins win 4-2.