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Kansas City Royals 2, Minnesota Twins 3

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:40 PM ET · Target FieldGame-day snapshot Jul 28, 7:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 9, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score31
Kansas City Royals
69–93 · 5th AL Central · T-Score 31
2
2–3
FINAL
Minnesota Twins
77–85 · 3rd AL Central · T-Score 49
3
T-Score49
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherTwinsMinnesota has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Bradley leads in P-Score, WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handTwinsMinnesota has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
LineupRoyalsKansas's official lineup includes 5 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
Recent formRoyalsKansas has won 7 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.
Team strengthTwinsMinnesota leads 49–31 in T-Score, driven by stronger offense.

Starting pitchers

KC
Seth Lugo RHP
Seth Lugo
Kansas City Royals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.36
172nd
WHIP
1.37
182nd
K/9
7.19
169th
BB/9
2.91
82nd
P-Score48i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.15
110th
OPS/R
–
IP
117.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.94
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
MIN
Taj Bradley RHP
Taj Bradley
Minnesota Twins
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.69
75th
WHIP
1.22
80th
K/9
10.13
28th
BB/9
3.61
164th
P-Score60i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.33
103rd
OPS/R
–
IP
114.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.90
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Bradley strikes out 2.9 more batters per nine innings.
·Bradley allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.22 WHIP compared with 1.37.
·Bradley enters with a 3.69 ERA compared with Lugo's 4.36.
·Bradley owns a 2.90 ERA over his last five starts, compared with 4.94 for Lugo.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Lugo arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker19%91.4
Four-seam16%91.6
Cutter16%89.8
Curveball15%77.3
Sweeper11%79.2
Slider9%84.3
Changeup9%85.1
Slow Curve2%69.2
Slurve1%77.2
Bradley arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam47%97.2
Cutter24%89.7
Splitter20%91.5
Curveball9%82.8

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Royals vs RHP (Taj Bradley)
13th
in MLB
0.727OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Twins vs RHP (Seth Lugo)
8th
in MLB
0.739OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Kansas City RoyalsOfficial lineupvs RHP Taj Bradley
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Bradley (BvP)
1Carter JensenLC76.79027.837No MLB historyNo history
2Lane ThomasRLF56.70111.663No MLB historyNo history
3Jac CaglianoneLRF75.83423.882No MLB historyNo history
4Salvador PerezRDH56.65721.628No MLB historyNo history
5Vinnie PasquantinoL1B69.76117.826No MLB historyNo history
6Nick LoftinR3B53.7108.685No MLB historyNo history
7Michael MasseyL2B60.73513.721No MLB historyNo history
8Isaac CollinsSLF51.6416.660No MLB historyNo history
9Josh RojasL3B31.5862.571No MLB historyNo history
1Carter Jensen C · L.239 / .790 · 27 HRvs hand .837 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score2Lane Thomas LF · R.224 / .701 · 11 HRvs hand .663 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score3Jac Caglianone RF · L.289 / .834 · 23 HRvs hand .882 · No MLB history · No history75H-Score4Salvador Perez DH · R.229 / .657 · 21 HRvs hand .628 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score5Vinnie Pasquantino 1B · L.249 / .761 · 17 HRvs hand .826 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score6Nick Loftin 3B · R.240 / .710 · 8 HRvs hand .685 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score7Michael Massey 2B · L.274 / .735 · 13 HRvs hand .721 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score8Isaac Collins LF · S.213 / .641 · 6 HRvs hand .660 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score9Josh Rojas 3B · L.226 / .586 · 2 HRvs hand .571 · No MLB history · No history31H-Score
Minnesota TwinsOfficial lineupvs RHP Seth Lugo
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Lugo (BvP)
1Trevor LarnachLLF64.78813.819No MLB historyNo history
2Byron BuxtonRCF70.83025.864No MLB historyNo history
3Ryan JeffersRC76.81414.820No MLB historyNo history
4Kody ClemensL2B73.75827.789No MLB historyNo history
5Josh BellSDH69.73821.741No MLB historyNo history
6Victor CaratiniSC50.6277.667No MLB historyNo history
7Luke KeaschallR2B60.78110.800No MLB historyNo history
8Brooks LeeS3B60.72824.800No MLB historyNo history
9Ryan KreidlerRSS45.6658.657No MLB historyNo history
1Trevor Larnach LF · L.269 / .788 · 13 HRvs hand .819 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score2Byron Buxton CF · R.254 / .830 · 25 HRvs hand .864 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score3Ryan Jeffers C · R.256 / .814 · 14 HRvs hand .820 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score4Kody Clemens 2B · L.239 / .758 · 27 HRvs hand .789 · No MLB history · No history73H-Score5Josh Bell DH · S.255 / .738 · 21 HRvs hand .741 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score6Victor Caratini C · S.220 / .627 · 7 HRvs hand .667 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score7Luke Keaschall 2B · R.282 / .781 · 10 HRvs hand .800 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score8Brooks Lee 3B · S.253 / .728 · 24 HRvs hand .800 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score9Ryan Kreidler SS · R.218 / .665 · 8 HRvs hand .657 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseKCKC·MINMIN
AVG.248 8th.245 14th
OPS.718 17th.720 11th
Home runs170 21st187 12th
Runs690 22nd739 9th
OBP.316 18th.317 14th
SLG.402 14th.403 10th
PitchingKCKC·MINMIN
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.77vs4.56
KCMIN
WHIP1.41vs1.36
KCMIN
K/97.4vs8.7
KCMIN
HR Allowed210vs186
KCMIN
BullpenKCKC·MINMIN
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.61vs4.41
no league rank
Saves38vs45
KCMIN
ResultsKCKC·MINMIN
+19528th
Run differential
+29018th
69–93 Record77–85
7–3 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
Kansas City Royals (7–3)
W
W
L
L
W
W
W
L
W
W
Minnesota Twins (5–5)
W
W
L
W
W
L
L
L
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
7—6
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Royals?+
Seth Lugo (4.36 ERA, 4–6) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Twins?+
Taj Bradley (3.69 ERA, 9–4) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:40 PM ET at Target Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Target Field, home of the Minnesota Twins.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Royals and Twins performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Twins 6–7 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Seth Lugo is at 48; Taj Bradley is at 60. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.