Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Minnesota TwinsMIN

2–8

Final

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Kauffman Stadium

Team Season Averages

Minnesota TwinsLeads 14 of 18

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 4 of 18

Batting

4.71Runs per game4.13
0.245Batting average0.245
0.318On-base percentage0.313
0.408Slugging percentage0.398
0.726OPS0.711
1.19Home runs per game1.02
8.24Hits per game8.25
135Home runs115
67Stolen bases87

Pitching

4.62ERA4.87
1.38WHIP1.43
8.41Strikeouts per nine7.63
3.74Walks per nine3.84
4.54Runs allowed per game4.75
0.251Opponent batting average0.262
933Pitching strikeouts841
41Quality starts48
31Saves27

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (KC)	Total	MIN ML	KC ML
DDraftKings	+1.5	9	-142	+133
FFanDuel	+1.5	9.5	-140	+130
BBetMGM	+1.5	9	-150	+125
CCaesars	+1.5	9	-145	+135
BBetOnline	+1.5	9	-146	+132
BBetRivers	+1	9	-139	+123
BBetus	+1.5	9	-146	+131
BBovada	+1.5	9	-150	+126
FFanatics	+1.5	9	-150	+125
LLowVig	+1.5	9	-146	+132
MMyBookie	+1.5	9	-152	+129

Game Information

Kauffman Stadium

Stadium

Aug 4, 2026

7:40 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Clear sky

Wind 6 mph

92°

Lineups

MIN

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
MIN	9th	26th
KC	25th	27th

Matchup

MINKC

56-57Record46-67
49.6%Win %40.7%
30-27Home record26-27
26-30Road record20-40
6-4Last 103-7
-2Streak-4
-29Run diff-109
18-16Division16-21
2Rest days2

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
MIN	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2
KC	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	—	8

Team Stats

MINStatKC

2Runs8
7Hits10
2Errors1
1Home runs0
2RBI8
2Stolen bases1
4K (bat)5
5K (pit)4
4BB (pit)4

Player Stats

MIN — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Ryan JeffersC	5	0	0	0	0	0
Josh BellDH	4	1	2	1	1	0
Royce Lewis3B	4	0	4	0	0	0
Kody Clemens1B	4	1	0	0	0	0
Luke Keaschall2B	4	0	1	0	0	0
Brooks Lee3B	3	0	0	0	0	1
Ryan KreidlerSS	3	0	0	0	0	1
Trevor LarnachLF	3	0	0	0	0	2
Austin MartinRF	2	0	0	0	0	0
Alan RodenRF	1	0	0	0	1	0

MIN — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Joe RyanSP	5.1	7	5	4	2	3
Kody FunderburkRP	1.2	0	0	0	0	2
Travis AdamsRP	0.2	1	2	2	1	0
Taylor RogersRP	0.1	2	1	1	1	0

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	5	2	3	2	0
Kyle IsbelCF	4	1	2	1	0
Jac CaglianoneRF	4	1	2	1	0
Michael Massey2B	4	0	1	1	0
Nick Loftin3B	3	1	0	0	1
Carter JensenC	3	1	0	0	2
Isaac CollinsLF	3	1	0	0	1
Salvador PerezDH	3	0	1	1	0
John RaveRF	2	0	0	0	0
Starling MarteRF	1	1	1	2	0
Tyler TolbertSS	0	0	0	0	0

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Randy DobnakSP	5.0	3	1	1	3	1
Steven CruzRP	1.0	2	1	1	0	0
Nate PearsonRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
Daniel Lynch IVRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1
John SchreiberRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	2

Scoring Summary

93 events · 8 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Larnach grounded out to second.
0-0
Top
Jeffers grounded out to first.
0-0
Top
Bell grounded out to first.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Jensen struck out looking.
0-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. singled to center.
0-0
Bottom
Caglianone singled to right, Witt Jr. to third.
0-0
Bottom
Perez hit sacrifice fly to left, Witt Jr. scored.
0-1
Bottom
Massey doubled to center, Caglianone scored.
0-2
Bottom
Loftin grounded out to shortstop.
0-2

Inning 2 Top

Top
Clemens struck out swinging.
0-2
Top
Lewis doubled to left.
0-2
Top
Lee grounded out to pitcher, Lewis to third.
0-2
Top
Roden flied out to left.
0-2

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Collins grounded out to first.
0-2
Bottom
Rave popped out to shortstop.
0-2
Bottom
Isbel grounded out to first.
0-2

Inning 3 Top

Top
Keaschall grounded out to third.
0-2
Top
Kreidler walked.
0-2
Top
Kreidler stole second.
0-2
Top
Larnach grounded out to first, Kreidler to third.
0-2
Top
Jeffers flied out to center.
0-2

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Jensen struck out swinging.
0-2
Bottom
Witt Jr. singled to right.
0-2
Bottom
Caglianone singled to right, Witt Jr. to second.
0-2
Bottom
Perez grounded into double play, third to second to first, Caglianone out at second.
0-2

Inning 4 Top

Top
Bell singled to right.
0-2
Top
Clemens grounded into fielder's choice to first, Bell out at second.
0-2
Top
Clemens stole second.
0-2
Top
Lewis singled to center, Clemens to third.
0-2
Top
Lee walked, Lewis to second.
0-2
Top
Roden hit sacrifice fly to right, Clemens scored on error, Lee safe at second on error, Lewis safe at third on throwing error by right fielder Rave.
1-2
Top
Keaschall grounded out to shortstop.
1-2

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Massey lined out to center.
1-2
Bottom
Loftin flied out to left.
1-2
Bottom
Collins grounded out to second.
1-2

Inning 5 Top

Top
Kreidler grounded out to third.
1-2
Top
Larnach walked.
1-2
Top
Jeffers flied out to center.
1-2
Top
Bell flied out to left.
1-2

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Rave grounded out to second.
1-2
Bottom
Isbel singled to left.
1-2
Bottom
Jensen walked, Isbel to second.
1-2
Bottom
Witt Jr. doubled to left, Jensen scored on error and Isbel scored, Witt Jr. safe at third on throwing error by shortstop Kreidler.
1-4
Bottom
Caglianone grounded into fielder's choice to first, Witt Jr. scored.
1-5
Bottom
Caglianone stole second.
1-5
Bottom
Perez lined out to first.
1-5
Bottom
Massey grounded out to first.
1-5

Inning 6 Top

Top
Lynch IV relieved Dobnak
1-5
Top
Clemens popped out to second.
1-5
Top
Lewis singled to right.
1-5
Top
Lee struck out swinging.
1-5
Top
Martin hit for Roden
1-5
Top
Martin grounded out to second.
1-5

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Martin in right field.
1-5
Bottom
Loftin struck out looking.
1-5
Bottom
Collins walked.
1-5
Bottom
Funderburk relieved Ryan
1-5
Bottom
Rave hit sacrifice bunt to pitcher, Collins to second.
1-5
Bottom
Isbel grounded out to second.
1-5

Inning 7 Top

Top
Schreiber relieved Lynch IV
1-5
Top
Keaschall struck out looking.
1-5
Top
Kreidler flied out to left.
1-5
Top
Larnach walked.
1-5
Top
Jeffers struck out looking.
1-5

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Jensen lined out to center.
1-5
Bottom
Witt Jr. struck out looking. Kansas City Royals challenged: call on the field was upheld.
1-5
Bottom
Caglianone struck out swinging.
1-5

Inning 8 Top

Top
Cruz relieved Schreiber
1-5
Top
Bell homered to center (417 feet).
2-5
Top
Clemens grounded out to second.
2-5
Top
Lewis reached on infield single to third.
2-5
Top
Lee flied out to left.
2-5
Top
Martin flied out to center.
2-5

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Adams relieved Funderburk
2-5
Bottom
Perez doubled to center.
2-5
Bottom
Tolbert ran for Perez
2-5
Bottom
Massey flied out to center.
2-5
Bottom
Loftin walked.
2-5
Bottom
Collins grounded into fielder's choice to third, Loftin safe at third on throwing error by third baseman Lee, Tolbert out at third.
2-5
Bottom
Rogers relieved Adams
2-5
Bottom
Marte hit for Rave
2-5
Bottom
Marte doubled to center, Collins scored and Loftin scored.
2-7
Bottom
Isbel singled to center, Marte scored.
2-8
Bottom
Jensen walked, Isbel to second. Minnesota Twins challenged: call on the field was upheld.
2-8
Bottom
Witt Jr. flied out to center.
2-8

Inning 9 Top

Top
Tolbert in right field.
2-8
Top
Marte as designated hitter.
2-8
Top
Pearson relieved Cruz
2-8
Top
Keaschall singled to left.
2-8
Top
Keaschall to second on wild pitch by Pearson.
2-8
Top
Kreidler flied out to left.
2-8
Top
Larnach lined out to center.
2-8
Top
Jeffers grounded out to third.
2-8

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Player props

Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

Kyle Isbel
Home Runs: 0/19 over · last line 0.5
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Ryan Jeffers
Hits: 9/19 over · last line 0.5
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Byron Buxton
Home Runs: 0/18 over · last line 0.5
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John Rave
Home Runs: 2/18 over · last line 0.5
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Maikel Garcia
Home Runs: 0/18 over · last line 0.5
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Noah Cameron
Outs: 8/18 over · last line 17.5
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Seth Lugo
ER: 11/18 over · last line 1.5
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Michael Wacha
Outs: 13/17 over · last line 17.5
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Taj Bradley
Strikeouts: 11/17 over · last line 6.5
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Joe Ryan
Hits Allowed: 11/16 over · last line 4.5
Joe Ryan Hits Allowed props Joe Ryan Strikeouts props Joe Ryan ER props
Bailey Ober
Outs: 10/14 over · last line 15.5
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Connor Prielipp
Strikeouts: 10/14 over · last line 5.5
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Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

The Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 8-2 in this MLB game at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday, August 4, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals Odds

DraftKings lists the Kansas City Royals at KC +1.5 on the run line, with the total set at 9. Moneylines are Minnesota Twins -142 and Kansas City Royals +133. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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