Colorado Rockies vs Minnesota Twins Starting Lineup — Friday, Jun 26, 2026
Final Lineups
Colorado Rockies @ Minnesota Twins · Friday, Jun 26, 2026
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI | vAVG | vOPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake McCarthy | 0.306 | 0.342 | 0.860 | 13 | 67 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2 | Mickey Moniak | 0.276 | 0.315 | 0.879 | 19 | 52 | — | — |
| 3 | Hunter Goodman | 0.254 | 0.321 | 0.867 | 34 | 69 | 0.333 | 0.666 |
| 4 | TJ Rumfield | 0.295 | 0.373 | 0.832 | 13 | 59 | — | — |
| 5 | Willi Castro | 0.263 | 0.332 | 0.758 | 13 | 48 | 0.143 | 0.286 |
| 6 | Troy Johnston | 0.279 | 0.345 | 0.731 | 3 | 43 | — | — |
| 7 | Cole Carrigg | 0.297 | 0.385 | 0.888 | 5 | 30 | — | — |
| 8 | Ezequiel Tovar | 0.204 | 0.250 | 0.579 | 9 | 37 | 0.333 | 0.666 |
| 9 | Edouard Julien | 0.208 | 0.322 | 0.614 | 3 | 20 | 0.200 | 1.133 |
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI | vAVG | vOPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trevor Larnach | 0.276 | 0.365 | 0.807 | 10 | 41 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2 | Byron Buxton | 0.263 | 0.320 | 0.864 | 25 | 45 | 0.500 | 2.500 |
| 3 | Kody Clemens | 0.231 | 0.287 | 0.752 | 20 | 55 | 0.000 | 0.500 |
| 4 | Josh Bell | 0.251 | 0.313 | 0.733 | 15 | 68 | 0.333 | 1.666 |
| 5 | Victor Caratini | 0.228 | 0.317 | 0.655 | 7 | 37 | — | — |
| 6 | Royce Lewis | 0.235 | 0.309 | 0.734 | 13 | 41 | 0.667 | 1.334 |
| 7 | Brooks Lee | 0.240 | 0.296 | 0.713 | 17 | 61 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 8 | Tristan Gray | 0.225 | 0.267 | 0.591 | 4 | 29 | — | — |
| 9 | Luke Keaschall | 0.262 | 0.353 | 0.712 | 6 | 34 | — | — |
Colorado Rockies at Minnesota Twins (2026-06-26). Tomoyuki Sugano vs Taj Bradley at Target Field.
Tomoyuki Sugano enters this contest with a 4.31 ERA and 1.29 WHIP over 79.1 innings pitched this season, featuring a low K/9 of 5.22 and a BB/9 of 2.5. His recent trend shows a downward movement in ERA, and he has maintained a stable alternating pattern in his starts, though his quality start percentage stands at 33.3. Taj Bradley, for the Twins, has posted a 4.11 ERA and 1.32 WHIP across 76.2 innings, demonstrating a significantly higher K/9 of 9.86 compared to Sugano, alongside a BB/9 of 3.76. Bradley's ERA trend is upward, and he has a 50% quality start rate, but also carries a 16.7% blow-up rate.
The Rockies' offense has an OPS of 0.734 and has scored 369 runs, with a team batting average of 0.254. Their pitching staff, however, holds a higher team ERA of 5.48 and a WHIP of 1.51, allowing 109 home runs this season. The Twins' offense is comparable with an OPS of 0.730 and 395 runs scored, hitting for a 0.245 average. Minnesota's pitching unit has a lower team ERA of 4.82 and a WHIP of 1.40, having given up 92 home runs.
Recent head-to-head matchups from 2025 show a mixed bag, with the Rockies winning two out of three games against the Twins, including a 10-6 victory. The total line for this game is set at 9.0, which aligns with both teams' offensive capabilities and their respective pitching staff ERAs, suggesting a potentially higher-scoring affair given the starters' season metrics. Both teams have demonstrated a capacity for runs, and the pitching matchups do not suggest a dominant low-scoring outcome.