Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Minnesota TwinsMIN

4–3

Final

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Kauffman Stadium

Team Season Averages

Minnesota TwinsLeads 14 of 18

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 4 of 18

Batting

4.65Runs per game4.15
0.243Batting average0.245
0.316On-base percentage0.313
0.405Slugging percentage0.398
0.722OPS0.710
1.18Home runs per game1.01
8.17Hits per game8.23
136Home runs116
69Stolen bases88

Pitching

4.63ERA4.81
1.38WHIP1.42
8.36Strikeouts per nine7.62
3.74Walks per nine3.81
4.54Runs allowed per game4.70
0.252Opponent batting average0.260
942Pitching strikeouts855
41Quality starts49
31Saves28

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	+113	-121
FFanDuel	-1.5	8.5	+116	-126
BBetMGM	—	8.5	+110	-135
CCaesars	-1.5	8.5	+115	-125
BBetOnline	-1.5	8.5	+116	-128
BBetRivers	-1.5	8.5	+115	-130
BBetus	-1.5	8.5	+117	-128
BBovada	-1.5	8.5	+113	-135
FFanatics	-1.5	8.5	+110	-130
LLowVig	-1.5	8.5	+116	-128
MMyBookie	-1.5	9	+110	-129

Game Information

Kauffman Stadium

Stadium

Aug 6, 2026

7:30 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Clear sky

Wind 5 mph

82°

Lineups

MIN

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
MIN	10th	26th
KC	25th	27th

Matchup

MINKC

56-59Record48-67
48.7%Win %41.7%
30-27Home record28-27
26-32Road record20-40
5-5Last 105-5
-4Streak2
-36Run diff-102
18-18Division18-21
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

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

Team Stats

MINStatKC

4Runs3
7Hits7
0Errors0
1Home runs0
4RBI3
0Stolen bases1
4K (bat)4
4K (pit)4
1BB (pit)7

Player Stats

MIN — Batting

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

MIN — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Bailey OberSP	6.0	6	3	3	0	0
Andrew MorrisRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
Yoendrys GomezRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	2
Kody FunderburkRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	2	3	0	0
Carter JensenC	4	1	1	0	0
Isaac CollinsLF	4	0	0	0	0
Jac CaglianoneRF	4	0	1	2	0
Michael Massey2B	4	0	0	0	0
Josh Rojas3B	3	0	1	0	0
Kyle IsbelCF	3	0	0	0	0
Salvador PerezDH	3	0	1	1	1
John RaveRF	2	0	0	0	0
Nick Loftin3B	1	0	0	0	0
Tyler TolbertSS	0	0	0	0	0

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Michael WachaSP	5.2	3	1	1	3	1
Alex LangeRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	1
Easton McGeeRP	1.0	1	0	0	1	1
Nate PearsonRP	0.2	1	0	0	1	1
Jose CuasRP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
Aaron BummerRP	0.1	2	3	3	1	0

Scoring Summary

96 events · 5 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Larnach struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Keaschall flied out to center.
0-0
Top
Clemens flied out to center.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Jensen flied out to right.
0-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. singled to left.
0-0
Bottom
Caglianone flied out to right.
0-0
Bottom
Perez grounded out to shortstop.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Bell walked.
0-0
Top
Lewis lined out to center.
0-0
Top
Lee lined into double play, to first, Bell doubled off first.
0-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Massey flied out to right.
0-0
Bottom
Collins popped out to third.
0-0
Bottom
Rave flied out to right.
0-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Roden doubled to right.
0-0
Top
Caratini grounded out to shortstop, Roden to third.
0-0
Top
Gray flied out to shortstop.
0-0
Top
Larnach grounded out to second.
0-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Rojas popped out to second.
0-0
Bottom
Isbel grounded out to first.
0-0
Bottom
Jensen singled to right.
0-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. singled to center, Jensen to third.
0-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. stole second.
0-0
Bottom
Caglianone singled to right, Jensen scored and Witt Jr. scored.
0-2
Bottom
Perez flied out to right.
0-2

Inning 4 Top

Top
Keaschall flied out to second.
0-2
Top
Clemens flied out to left.
0-2
Top
Bell grounded out to first.
0-2

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Massey flied out to center.
0-2
Bottom
Collins grounded out to first.
0-2
Bottom
Rave flied out to left.
0-2

Inning 5 Top

Top
Lewis homered to left (421 feet).
1-2
Top
Lee flied out to left.
1-2
Top
Roden fouled out to catcher.
1-2
Top
Caratini walked.
1-2
Top
Gray walked, Caratini to second.
1-2
Top
Larnach reached on infield single to third, Gray to second, Caratini to third.
1-2
Top
Keaschall flied out to center.
1-2

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Rojas flied out to right.
1-2
Bottom
Isbel grounded out to first.
1-2
Bottom
Jensen lined out to right.
1-2

Inning 6 Top

Top
Clemens flied out to center.
1-2
Top
Bell popped out to first.
1-2
Top
Cuas relieved Wacha
1-2
Top
Lewis lined out to left.
1-2

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Witt Jr. doubled to center.
1-2
Bottom
Caglianone grounded out to second, Witt Jr. to third.
1-2
Bottom
Perez singled to left, Witt Jr. scored.
1-3
Bottom
Massey grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Perez out at second.
1-3

Inning 7 Top

Top
Lange relieved Cuas
1-3
Top
Lee grounded out to first.
1-3
Top
Roden grounded out to second.
1-3
Top
Caratini walked.
1-3
Top
Gray struck out swinging.
1-3

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Funderburk relieved Ober
1-3
Bottom
Collins flied out to center.
1-3
Bottom
Loftin hit for Rave
1-3
Bottom
Loftin struck out looking. Minnesota Twins challenged: call on the field was overturned.
1-3
Bottom
Rojas reached on bunt single to pitcher.
1-3
Bottom
Isbel flied out to left.
1-3

Inning 8 Top

Top
Martin hit for Larnach
1-3
Top
Loftin in right field.
1-3
Top
Bummer relieved Lange
1-3
Top
Martin grounded out to shortstop.
1-3
Top
Keaschall singled to right.
1-3
Top
Jeffers hit for Clemens
1-3
Top
Jeffers walked, Keaschall to second.
1-3
Top
Bell singled to right, Keaschall scored, Jeffers to third.
2-3
Top
Pearson relieved Bummer
2-3
Top
Lewis hit by pitch, Bell to second.
2-3
Top
Jackson ran for Bell
2-3
Top
Lee singled to right, Jackson scored and Jeffers scored, Lewis to second.
4-3
Top
Roden walked, Lee to second, Lewis to third.
4-3
Top
Caratini struck out looking.
4-3
Top
Gray flied out to center.
4-3

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Martin in left field.
4-3
Bottom
Jeffers catching.
4-3
Bottom
Jackson as designated hitter.
4-3
Bottom
Lewis at second base.
4-3
Bottom
Caratini at first base.
4-3
Bottom
Morris relieved Funderburk
4-3
Bottom
Jensen struck out swinging.
4-3
Bottom
Witt Jr. grounded out to third.
4-3
Bottom
Caglianone grounded out to third.
4-3

Inning 9 Top

Top
McGee relieved Pearson
4-3
Top
Martin reached on infield single to shortstop.
4-3
Top
Keaschall walked, Martin to second.
4-3
Top
Jeffers flied out to right.
4-3
Top
Jackson struck out looking. Minnesota Twins challenged: call on the field was upheld.
4-3
Top
Lewis grounded into fielder's choice to third, Keaschall out at second.
4-3

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Kreidler at shortstop.
4-3
Bottom
Gómez relieved Morris
4-3
Bottom
Perez walked.
4-3
Bottom
Tolbert ran for Perez
4-3
Bottom
Tolbert picked off first.
4-3
Bottom
Massey struck out swinging.
4-3
Bottom
Collins struck out looking. Kansas City Royals challenged: call on the field was upheld.
4-3

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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
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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 Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 in this MLB game at Kauffman Stadium on Thursday, August 6, 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 +113 and Kansas City Royals -121. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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