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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 Sep 12, 9:21 AM ET

Kansas City Royals

66–82 · 5th AL Central

Official

StarterJoe Ryan

HandRHP

L / R bats4 L / 4 R / 1 S

OPS vs hand.725 vs RHP

Minnesota Twins

69–78 · 3rd AL Central

Official

StarterRandy Dobnak

HandRHP

L / R bats3 L / 3 R / 3 S

OPS vs hand.743 vs RHP

Kansas City Royals batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Joe Ryan

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHROPS vs HandBvP

1Carter JensenLC77.231.319.76623.8150-for-1Very small sample

1Carter Jensen C · L.231 / .319 / .766 · 23 HRvs hand .815 · 0-for-1 · Very small77H-Score

2Lane ThomasRLF62.224.318.70111.6231-for-2Very small sample

2Lane Thomas LF · R.224 / .318 / .701 · 11 HRvs hand .623 · 1-for-2 · Very small62H-Score

3Jac CaglianoneLRF79.283.331.82523.8642-for-4Very small sample

3Jac Caglianone RF · L.283 / .331 / .825 · 23 HRvs hand .864 · 2-for-4 · Very small79H-Score

4Salvador PerezRDH57.230.274.65819.6225-for-24Limited history

4Salvador Perez DH · R.230 / .274 / .658 · 19 HRvs hand .622 · 5-for-24 · Limited57H-Score

5Michael MasseyL2B65.280.315.75411.7242-for-11Small sample

5Michael Massey 2B · L.280 / .315 / .754 · 11 HRvs hand .724 · 2-for-11 · Small65H-Score

6Nick LoftinR3B55.235.321.7037.6701-for-3Very small sample

6Nick Loftin 3B · R.235 / .321 / .703 · 7 HRvs hand .670 · 1-for-3 · Very small55H-Score

7Isaac CollinsSLF55.223.325.6646.6930-for-1Very small sample

7Isaac Collins LF · S.223 / .325 / .664 · 6 HRvs hand .693 · 0-for-1 · Very small55H-Score

8Josh RojasL3B33.240.277.6212.6050-for-6Small sample

8Josh Rojas 3B · L.240 / .277 / .621 · 2 HRvs hand .605 · 0-for-6 · Small33H-Score

9Tyler TolbertRSS49.299.366.7853.856—

9Tyler Tolbert SS · R.299 / .366 / .785 · 3 HRvs hand .85649H-Score

Minnesota Twins batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Randy Dobnak

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHROPS vs HandBvP

1Trevor LarnachLLF66.266.348.77212.8010-for-3Very small sample

1Trevor Larnach LF · L.266 / .348 / .772 · 12 HRvs hand .801 · 0-for-3 · Very small66H-Score

2Brooks LeeS3B63.246.295.72723.7920-for-3Very small sample

2Brooks Lee 3B · S.246 / .295 / .727 · 23 HRvs hand .792 · 0-for-3 · Very small63H-Score

3Kody ClemensL2B77.243.303.77826.8031-for-3Very small sample

3Kody Clemens 2B · L.243 / .303 / .778 · 26 HRvs hand .803 · 1-for-3 · Very small77H-Score

4Josh BellSDH73.255.319.74219.7412-for-2Very small sample

4Josh Bell DH · S.255 / .319 / .742 · 19 HRvs hand .741 · 2-for-2 · Very small73H-Score

5Royce LewisR1B61.231.296.68914.6681-for-3Very small sample

5Royce Lewis 1B · R.231 / .296 / .689 · 14 HRvs hand .668 · 1-for-3 · Very small61H-Score

6Victor CaratiniSC54.223.316.6407.673—

6Victor Caratini C · S.223 / .316 / .640 · 7 HRvs hand .67354H-Score

7Alan RodenLRF—.254.333.6460.5760-for-3Very small sample

7Alan Roden RF · L.254 / .333 / .646 · 0 HRvs hand .576 · 0-for-3 · Very small—H-Score

8Luke KeaschallR2B60.272.365.7509.7811-for-3Very small sample

8Luke Keaschall 2B · R.272 / .365 / .750 · 9 HRvs hand .781 · 1-for-3 · Very small60H-Score

9Ryan KreidlerRSS46.218.281.6476.6961-for-2Very small sample

9Ryan Kreidler SS · R.218 / .281 / .647 · 6 HRvs hand .696 · 1-for-2 · Very small46H-Score