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Kansas City Royals 4, Minnesota Twins 0

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:40 PM ET · Target FieldStats updated Jul 29, 7:45 PM ETFinal lineups locked
T-Score53
Kansas City Royals
66–82 · 5th AL Central · T-Score 53
4
4–0
FINAL
Minnesota Twins
69–78 · 3rd AL Central · T-Score 42
0
T-Score42
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherTwinsMinnesota has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Ryan leads in P-Score, WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handTwinsMinnesota owns a .743 OPS vs RHP, 7th in MLB; Kansas ranks 13th vs RHP.
BullpenEvenThe two bullpens have produced similar season ERA and WHIP.
Starter formRoyalsDobnak has a 1.42 ERA over his last five starts, while Ryan is at 4.67.
Team strengthRoyalsKansas leads 53–42 in T-Score.

Starting pitchers

KC
Randy Dobnak RHP
Randy Dobnak
Kansas City Royals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.54
11th
WHIP
1.32
119th
K/9
6.08
207th
BB/9
3.25
124th
P-Score54i
FIP
4.10
HR/9
0.85
47th
OPS/R
0.634
IP
63.2
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA3.93
Road ERA0.92
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.42
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 4)
DAYS
REST
6
MIN
Joe Ryan RHP
Joe Ryan
Minnesota Twins
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.68
76th
WHIP
1.13
43rd
K/9
10.06
33rd
BB/9
1.94
13th
P-Score56i
FIP
3.47
HR/9
1.25
130th
OPS/R
0.642
IP
129.2
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA3.44
Road ERA3.92
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.67
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
9
How the starters differ
·Ryan strikes out 4.0 more batters per nine innings.
·Ryan allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.13 WHIP compared with 1.32.
·Dobnak enters with a 2.54 ERA compared with Ryan's 3.68.
·Dobnak allows the lower home-run rate: 0.85 vs 1.25 per nine.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricDobnakRyanNote
ERA−6088Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP4.103.47
WAR0.72.6Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Dobnak arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker39%91.5
Sweeper25%82.4
Changeup21%84.8
Four-seam9%92.2
Slider5%83.8
Ryan arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam45%93.5
Sweeper15%80.5
Splitter12%87.9
Knuckle Curve12%79.0
Sinker10%93.1
Slider6%86.2

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Royals vs RHP (Joe Ryan)
13th
in MLB
0.725OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Twins vs RHP (Randy Dobnak)
7th
in MLB
0.743OPS
.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 Joe Ryan
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Ryan (BvP)
1Carter JensenLC77.76623.815No MLB historyNo history
2Lane ThomasRLF62.70111.623No MLB historyNo history
3Jac CaglianoneLRF79.82523.864No MLB historyNo history
4Salvador PerezRDH57.65819.622No MLB historyNo history
5Michael MasseyL2B65.75411.724No MLB historyNo history
6Nick LoftinR3B55.7037.670No MLB historyNo history
7Isaac CollinsSLF55.6646.693No MLB historyNo history
8Josh RojasL3B33.6212.605No MLB historyNo history
9Tyler TolbertRSS49.7853.856No MLB historyNo history
1Carter Jensen C · L.231 / .766 · 23 HRvs hand .815 · No MLB history · No history77H-Score2Lane Thomas LF · R.224 / .701 · 11 HRvs hand .623 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score3Jac Caglianone RF · L.283 / .825 · 23 HRvs hand .864 · No MLB history · No history79H-Score4Salvador Perez DH · R.230 / .658 · 19 HRvs hand .622 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score5Michael Massey 2B · L.280 / .754 · 11 HRvs hand .724 · No MLB history · No history65H-Score6Nick Loftin 3B · R.235 / .703 · 7 HRvs hand .670 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score7Isaac Collins LF · S.223 / .664 · 6 HRvs hand .693 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score8Josh Rojas 3B · L.240 / .621 · 2 HRvs hand .605 · No MLB history · No history33H-Score9Tyler Tolbert SS · R.299 / .785 · 3 HRvs hand .856 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score
Minnesota TwinsOfficial lineupvs RHP Randy Dobnak
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Dobnak (BvP)
1Trevor LarnachLLF66.77212.801No MLB historyNo history
2Brooks LeeS3B63.72723.792No MLB historyNo history
3Kody ClemensL2B77.77826.803No MLB historyNo history
4Josh BellSDH73.74219.741No MLB historyNo history
5Royce LewisR1B61.68914.668No MLB historyNo history
6Victor CaratiniSC54.6407.673No MLB historyNo history
7Alan RodenLRF—.6460.576No MLB historyNo history
8Luke KeaschallR2B60.7509.781No MLB historyNo history
9Ryan KreidlerRSS46.6476.696No MLB historyNo history
1Trevor Larnach LF · L.266 / .772 · 12 HRvs hand .801 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score2Brooks Lee 3B · S.246 / .727 · 23 HRvs hand .792 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score3Kody Clemens 2B · L.243 / .778 · 26 HRvs hand .803 · No MLB history · No history77H-Score4Josh Bell DH · S.255 / .742 · 19 HRvs hand .741 · No MLB history · No history73H-Score5Royce Lewis 1B · R.231 / .689 · 14 HRvs hand .668 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score6Victor Caratini C · S.223 / .640 · 7 HRvs hand .673 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score7Alan Roden RF · L.254 / .646 · 0 HRvs hand .576 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score8Luke Keaschall 2B · R.272 / .750 · 9 HRvs hand .781 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score9Ryan Kreidler SS · R.218 / .647 · 6 HRvs hand .696 · No MLB history · No history46H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseKCKC·MINMIN
AVG.247 11th.245 15th
OPS.719 15th.724 10th
Home runs154 23rd172 13th
Runs632 21st677 8th
OBP.317 13th.319 10th
SLG.402 16th.405 10th
PitchingKCKC·MINMIN
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.63vs4.67
KCMIN
WHIP1.39vs1.38
KCMIN
K/97.4vs8.6
KCMIN
HR Allowed180vs170
KCMIN
BullpenKCKC·MINMIN
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.62vs4.43
no league rank
Saves36vs40
KCMIN
ResultsKCKC·MINMIN
+11425th
Run differential
+16020th
66–82 Record69–78
6–4 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
Kansas City Royals (6–4)
L
W
W
L
L
W
W
W
L
W
Minnesota Twins (5–5)
W
W
W
L
W
W
L
L
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
7—6
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Royals?+
Randy Dobnak (1.42 ERA, 0–0) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Twins?+
Joe Ryan (3.38 ERA, 6–6) 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?+
Randy Dobnak is at 54; Joe Ryan is at 56. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.