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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 FieldGame-day snapshot Jul 29, 7:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 27, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score27
Kansas City Royals
69–93 · 5th AL Central · T-Score 27
4
4–0
FINAL
Minnesota Twins
77–85 · 3rd AL Central · T-Score 40
0
T-Score40
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherTwinsRyan holds a modest edge in P-Score and WHIP, while the ERA gap is small.
Offense vs handTwinsMinnesota owns a .739 OPS vs RHP, 8th 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 strengthTwinsMinnesota leads 40–27 in T-Score, driven by stronger offense.

Starting pitchers

KC
Randy Dobnak RHP
Randy Dobnak
Kansas City Royals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
1.42
52nd
WHIP
1.37
157th
K/9
4.74
212th
BB/9
4.26
114th
P-Score53i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.95
37th
OPS/R
–
IP
19.0
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
3.38
80th
WHIP
1.10
55th
K/9
10.31
36th
BB/9
1.97
14th
P-Score59i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.26
134th
OPS/R
–
IP
114.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.67
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
9
How the starters differ
·Ryan strikes out 5.6 more batters per nine innings.
·Ryan allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.10 WHIP compared with 1.37.
·Dobnak enters with a 1.42 ERA compared with Ryan's 3.38.
·Ryan has produced a quality start in 40% of outings versus 0%.

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
Changeup22%84.7
Four-seam10%92.2
Slider5%83.7
Ryan arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam44%93.5
Sweeper16%80.4
Splitter12%87.9
Knuckle Curve11%79.0
Sinker10%93.2
Slider7%86.3

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Royals vs RHP (Joe Ryan)
13th
in MLB
0.727OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Twins vs RHP (Randy Dobnak)
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 Joe Ryan
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Ryan (BvP)
1Carter JensenLC73.79027.837No MLB historyNo history
2Lane ThomasRLF52.70111.125No MLB historyNo history
3Jac CaglianoneLRF72.83423.882No MLB historyNo history
4Salvador PerezRDH53.65721.628No MLB historyNo history
5Michael MasseyL2B58.73513.721No MLB historyNo history
6Nick LoftinR3B51.7108.685No MLB historyNo history
7Isaac CollinsSLF49.6416.660No MLB historyNo history
8Josh RojasL3B29.5862.571No MLB historyNo history
9Tyler TolbertRSS41.7393.817No MLB historyNo history
1Carter Jensen C · L.239 / .790 · 27 HRvs hand .837 · No MLB history · No history73H-Score2Lane Thomas LF · R.224 / .701 · 11 HRvs hand .125 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score3Jac Caglianone RF · L.289 / .834 · 23 HRvs hand .882 · No MLB history · No history72H-Score4Salvador Perez DH · R.229 / .657 · 21 HRvs hand .628 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score5Michael Massey 2B · L.274 / .735 · 13 HRvs hand .721 · No MLB history · No history58H-Score6Nick Loftin 3B · R.240 / .710 · 8 HRvs hand .685 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score7Isaac Collins LF · S.213 / .641 · 6 HRvs hand .660 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score8Josh Rojas 3B · L.226 / .586 · 2 HRvs hand .571 · No MLB history · No history29H-Score9Tyler Tolbert SS · R.285 / .739 · 3 HRvs hand .817 · No MLB history · No history41H-Score
Minnesota TwinsOfficial lineupvs RHP Randy Dobnak
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Dobnak (BvP)
1Trevor LarnachLLF62.78813.819No MLB historyNo history
2Brooks LeeS3B58.72824.800No MLB historyNo history
3Kody ClemensL2B70.75827.789No MLB historyNo history
4Josh BellSDH66.73821.741No MLB historyNo history
5Royce LewisR1B55.66715.638No MLB historyNo history
6Victor CaratiniSC48.6277.667No MLB historyNo history
7Alan RodenLRF—.7681.670No MLB historyNo history
8Luke KeaschallR2B57.78110.800No MLB historyNo history
9Ryan KreidlerRSS42.6658.657No MLB historyNo history
1Trevor Larnach LF · L.269 / .788 · 13 HRvs hand .819 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score2Brooks Lee 3B · S.253 / .728 · 24 HRvs hand .800 · No MLB history · No history58H-Score3Kody Clemens 2B · L.239 / .758 · 27 HRvs hand .789 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score4Josh Bell DH · S.255 / .738 · 21 HRvs hand .741 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score5Royce Lewis 1B · R.227 / .667 · 15 HRvs hand .638 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score6Victor Caratini C · S.220 / .627 · 7 HRvs hand .667 · No MLB history · No history48H-Score7Alan Roden RF · L.291 / .768 · 1 HRvs hand .670 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score8Luke Keaschall 2B · R.282 / .781 · 10 HRvs hand .800 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score9Ryan Kreidler SS · R.218 / .665 · 8 HRvs hand .657 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseKCKC·MINMIN
AVG.248 8th.245 13th
OPS.718 16th.720 11th
Home runs170 21st187 12th
Runs690 22nd739 9th
OBP.316 18th.317 14th
SLG.402 13th.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 ERA4.62vs4.43
no league rank
Saves38vs45
KCMIN
ResultsKCKC·MINMIN
+30723rd
Run differential
+38413th
69–93 Record77–85
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 53; Joe Ryan is at 59. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.