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Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins Starting Lineups — July 29, 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 29, 4:30 PM ETStats updated Oct 27, 6:06 AM ET

Kansas City Royals

69–93 · 5th AL Central

Official

StarterJoe Ryan

HandRHP

L / R bats4 L / 4 R / 1 S

OPS vs hand.727 vs RHP

Minnesota Twins

77–85 · 3rd AL Central

Official

StarterRandy Dobnak

HandRHP

L / R bats3 L / 3 R / 3 S

OPS vs hand.739 vs RHP

Kansas City Royals batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Joe Ryan

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Carter JensenLC73.239.323.79027603.837397 PA0-for-1Very small sample

1Carter Jensen C · L.239/.323/.790·27 HRvs hand.837 · 397 PA · 0-for-1 · Very small73H-Score

2Lane ThomasRLF52.224.318.70111374.125209 PA1-for-2Very small sample

2Lane Thomas LF · R.224/.318/.701·11 HRvs hand.125 · 209 PA · 1-for-2 · Very small52H-Score

3Jac CaglianoneLRF72.289.340.83423553.882356 PA2-for-4Very small sample

3Jac Caglianone RF · L.289/.340/.834·23 HRvs hand.882 · 356 PA · 2-for-4 · Very small72H-Score

4Salvador PerezRDH53.229.274.65721627.628421 PA5-for-24Limited history

4Salvador Perez DH · R.229/.274/.657·21 HRvs hand.628 · 421 PA · 5-for-24 · Limited53H-Score

5Michael MasseyL2B58.274.305.73513452.721313 PA2-for-11Small sample

5Michael Massey 2B · L.274/.305/.735·13 HRvs hand.721 · 313 PA · 2-for-11 · Small58H-Score

6Nick LoftinR3B51.240.322.7108426.685242 PA1-for-3Very small sample

6Nick Loftin 3B · R.240/.322/.710·8 HRvs hand.685 · 242 PA · 1-for-3 · Very small51H-Score

7Isaac CollinsSLF49.213.320.6416519.660339 PA0-for-1Very small sample

7Isaac Collins LF · S.213/.320/.641·6 HRvs hand.660 · 339 PA · 0-for-1 · Very small49H-Score

8Josh RojasL3B29.226.265.5862115.57183 PA0-for-6Small sample

8Josh Rojas 3B · L.226/.265/.586·2 HRvs hand.571 · 83 PA · 0-for-6 · Small29H-Score

9Tyler TolbertRSS41.285.347.7393148.81758 PA—

9Tyler Tolbert SS · R.285/.347/.739·3 HRvs hand.817 · 58 PA41H-Score

Minnesota Twins batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Randy Dobnak

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Trevor LarnachLLF62.269.352.78813433.819378 PA0-for-3Very small sample

1Trevor Larnach LF · L.269/.352/.788·13 HRvs hand.819 · 378 PA · 0-for-3 · Very small62H-Score

2Brooks LeeS3B58.253.300.72824631.8000-for-3Very small sample

2Brooks Lee 3B · S.253/.300/.728·24 HRvs hand.800 · 0-for-3 · Very small58H-Score

3Kody ClemensL2B70.239.298.75827583.7891-for-3Very small sample

3Kody Clemens 2B · L.239/.298/.758·27 HRvs hand.789 · 1-for-3 · Very small70H-Score

4Josh BellSDH66.255.319.73821631.7412-for-2Very small sample

4Josh Bell DH · S.255/.319/.738·21 HRvs hand.741 · 2-for-2 · Very small66H-Score

5Royce LewisR1B55.227.287.66715509.638363 PA1-for-3Very small sample

5Royce Lewis 1B · R.227/.287/.667·15 HRvs hand.638 · 363 PA · 1-for-3 · Very small55H-Score

6Victor CaratiniSC48.220.312.6277382.667—

6Victor Caratini C · S.220/.312/.627·7 HRvs hand.66748H-Score

7Alan RodenLRF—.291.376.768194.67075 PA0-for-3Very small sample

7Alan Roden RF · L.291/.376/.768·1 HRvs hand.670 · 75 PA · 0-for-3 · Very small—H-Score

8Luke KeaschallR2B57.282.374.78110620.8001-for-3Very small sample

8Luke Keaschall 2B · R.282/.374/.781·10 HRvs hand.800 · 1-for-3 · Very small57H-Score

9Ryan KreidlerRSS42.218.286.6658267.6571-for-2Very small sample

9Ryan Kreidler SS · R.218/.286/.665·8 HRvs hand.657 · 1-for-2 · Very small42H-Score