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Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins Starting Lineups — July 28, 2026

Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.

7:40 PM ET · Target FieldFinal lineups locked · Jul 28, 3:50 PM ETStats updated Sep 11, 9:30 AM ET

Kansas City Royals

65–82 · 5th AL Central

Official

StarterTaj Bradley

HandRHP

L / R bats5 L / 3 R / 1 S

OPS vs hand.725 vs RHP

Minnesota Twins

69–77 · 3rd AL Central

Official

StarterSeth Lugo

HandRHP

L / R bats2 L / 4 R / 3 S

OPS vs hand.744 vs RHP

Kansas City Royals batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Taj Bradley

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHROPS vs HandBvP

1Carter JensenLC76.229.318.76123.805—

1Carter Jensen C · L.229 / .318 / .761 · 23 HRvs hand .80576H-Score

2Lane ThomasRLF62.224.318.70111.6630-for-7Small sample

2Lane Thomas LF · R.224 / .318 / .701 · 11 HRvs hand .663 · 0-for-7 · Small62H-Score

3Jac CaglianoneLRF79.283.331.82523.8640-for-2Very small sample

3Jac Caglianone RF · L.283 / .331 / .825 · 23 HRvs hand .864 · 0-for-2 · Very small79H-Score

4Salvador PerezRDH57.228.273.65619.6183-for-11Small sample

4Salvador Perez DH · R.228 / .273 / .656 · 19 HRvs hand .618 · 3-for-11 · Small57H-Score

5Vinnie PasquantinoL1B67.240.329.71411.7761-for-11Small sample

5Vinnie Pasquantino 1B · L.240 / .329 / .714 · 11 HRvs hand .776 · 1-for-11 · Small67H-Score

6Nick LoftinR3B56.235.322.7037.668—

6Nick Loftin 3B · R.235 / .322 / .703 · 7 HRvs hand .66856H-Score

7Michael MasseyL2B65.278.313.75211.7210-for-3Very small sample

7Michael Massey 2B · L.278 / .313 / .752 · 11 HRvs hand .721 · 0-for-3 · Very small65H-Score

8Isaac CollinsSLF54.221.323.6596.6871-for-4Very small sample

8Isaac Collins LF · S.221 / .323 / .659 · 6 HRvs hand .687 · 1-for-4 · Very small54H-Score

9Josh RojasL3B33.240.277.6212.6050-for-1Very small sample

9Josh Rojas 3B · L.240 / .277 / .621 · 2 HRvs hand .605 · 0-for-1 · Very small33H-Score

Minnesota Twins batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Seth Lugo

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHROPS vs HandBvP

1Trevor LarnachLLF65.264.347.76912.7972-for-6Small sample

1Trevor Larnach LF · L.264 / .347 / .769 · 12 HRvs hand .797 · 2-for-6 · Small65H-Score

2Byron BuxtonRCF73.254.319.83025.8642-for-11Small sample

2Byron Buxton CF · R.254 / .319 / .830 · 25 HRvs hand .864 · 2-for-11 · Small73H-Score

3Ryan JeffersRC83.270.372.87214.8782-for-6Small sample

3Ryan Jeffers C · R.270 / .372 / .872 · 14 HRvs hand .878 · 2-for-6 · Small83H-Score

4Kody ClemensL2B77.241.302.77726.8064-for-6Small sample

4Kody Clemens 2B · L.241 / .302 / .777 · 26 HRvs hand .806 · 4-for-6 · Small77H-Score

5Josh BellSDH73.256.319.74419.7440-for-3Very small sample

5Josh Bell DH · S.256 / .319 / .744 · 19 HRvs hand .744 · 0-for-3 · Very small73H-Score

6Victor CaratiniSC54.223.316.6407.6731-for-1Very small sample

6Victor Caratini C · S.223 / .316 / .640 · 7 HRvs hand .673 · 1-for-1 · Very small54H-Score

7Luke KeaschallR2B60.274.368.7579.7812-for-3Very small sample

7Luke Keaschall 2B · R.274 / .368 / .757 · 9 HRvs hand .781 · 2-for-3 · Very small60H-Score

8Brooks LeeS3B63.248.297.73223.7941-for-5Small sample

8Brooks Lee 3B · S.248 / .297 / .732 · 23 HRvs hand .794 · 1-for-5 · Small63H-Score

9Ryan KreidlerRSS46.218.281.6476.6961-for-7Small sample

9Ryan Kreidler SS · R.218 / .281 / .647 · 6 HRvs hand .696 · 1-for-7 · Small46H-Score