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Kansas City Royals 3, Minnesota Twins 4

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

1:40 PM ET · Target FieldGame-day snapshot Jul 30, 1:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 9, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score31
Kansas City Royals
69–93 · 5th AL Central · T-Score 31
3
3–4
FINAL
Minnesota Twins
77–85 · 3rd AL Central · T-Score 49
4
T-Score49
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRoyalsThe starters are close overall, but Cameron owns the better strikeout and control profile.
Offense vs handRoyalsKansas has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
LineupRoyalsKansas's official lineup includes 5 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenEvenThe two bullpens have produced similar season ERA and WHIP.
Team strengthTwinsMinnesota leads 49–31 in T-Score.

Starting pitchers

KC
Noah Cameron LHP
Noah Cameron
Kansas City Royals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.93
110th
WHIP
1.41
85th
K/9
8.36
118th
BB/9
3.09
96th
P-Score58i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.17
88th
OPS/R
–
IP
107.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.59
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
MIN
Bailey Ober RHP
Bailey Ober
Minnesota Twins
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.56
136th
WHIP
1.25
109th
K/9
6.67
188th
BB/9
2.44
55th
P-Score47i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.44
158th
OPS/R
–
IP
81.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
6.75
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
8
How the starters differ
·Cameron owns a 8.4 K/9 compared with Ober's 6.7.
·Ober allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.25 WHIP compared with 1.41.
·Cameron allows the lower home-run rate: 1.17 vs 1.44 per nine.
·Cameron has produced a quality start in 20% of outings versus 0%.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Cameron arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam24%92.5
Cutter21%89.8
Changeup20%81.0
Curveball17%81.7
Slider13%85.2
Sinker5%91.5
Eephus Pitch0%57.4

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Royals vs RHP (Bailey Ober)
13th
in MLB
0.727OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Twins vs LHP (Noah Cameron)
26th
in MLB
0.678OPS
.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 Bailey Ober
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Ober (BvP)
1Carter JensenLC76.79027.837No MLB historyNo history
2John RaveLRF57.7446.785No MLB historyNo history
3Jac CaglianoneLRF75.83423.882No MLB historyNo history
4Salvador PerezRDH56.65721.628No MLB historyNo history
5Michael MasseyL2B60.73513.721No MLB historyNo history
6Nick LoftinR3B53.7108.685No MLB historyNo history
7Isaac CollinsSLF51.6416.660No MLB historyNo history
8Josh RojasL3B31.5862.571No MLB historyNo history
9Tyler TolbertRSS43.7393.817No MLB historyNo history
1Carter Jensen C · L.239 / .790 · 27 HRvs hand .837 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score2John Rave RF · L.232 / .744 · 6 HRvs hand .785 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score3Jac Caglianone RF · L.289 / .834 · 23 HRvs hand .882 · No MLB history · No history75H-Score4Salvador Perez DH · R.229 / .657 · 21 HRvs hand .628 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score5Michael Massey 2B · L.274 / .735 · 13 HRvs hand .721 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score6Nick Loftin 3B · R.240 / .710 · 8 HRvs hand .685 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score7Isaac Collins LF · S.213 / .641 · 6 HRvs hand .660 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score8Josh Rojas 3B · L.226 / .586 · 2 HRvs hand .571 · No MLB history · No history31H-Score9Tyler Tolbert SS · R.285 / .739 · 3 HRvs hand .817 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score
Minnesota TwinsOfficial lineupvs LHP Noah Cameron
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Cameron (BvP)
1Austin MartinRRF41.6563.808No MLB historyNo history
2Ryan JeffersRC76.81414.855No MLB historyNo history
3Royce LewisR1B56.66715.739No MLB historyNo history
4Josh BellSDH69.73821.743No MLB historyNo history
5Kody ClemensL2B73.75827.710No MLB historyNo history
6Luke KeaschallR2B60.78110.688No MLB historyNo history
7Brooks LeeS3B60.72824.587No MLB historyNo history
8Alex JacksonRC—.7481.367No MLB historyNo history
9Ryan KreidlerRSS45.6658.577No MLB historyNo history
1Austin Martin RF · R.228 / .656 · 3 HRvs hand .808 · No MLB history · No history41H-Score2Ryan Jeffers C · R.256 / .814 · 14 HRvs hand .855 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score3Royce Lewis 1B · R.227 / .667 · 15 HRvs hand .739 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score4Josh Bell DH · S.255 / .738 · 21 HRvs hand .743 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score5Kody Clemens 2B · L.239 / .758 · 27 HRvs hand .710 · No MLB history · No history73H-Score6Luke Keaschall 2B · R.282 / .781 · 10 HRvs hand .688 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score7Brooks Lee 3B · S.253 / .728 · 24 HRvs hand .587 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score8Alex Jackson C · R.304 / .748 · 1 HRvs hand .367 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Ryan Kreidler SS · R.218 / .665 · 8 HRvs hand .577 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseKCKC·MINMIN
AVG.248 8th.245 14th
OPS.718 17th.720 11th
Home runs170 21st187 12th
Runs690 22nd739 9th
OBP.316 18th.317 14th
SLG.402 14th.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 ERA4.44vs4.27
no league rank
Saves38vs45
KCMIN
ResultsKCKC·MINMIN
+19528th
Run differential
+29018th
69–93 Record77–85
6–4 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
Kansas City Royals (6–4)
W
L
W
W
L
L
W
W
W
L
Minnesota Twins (5–5)
L
W
W
W
L
W
W
L
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
7—6
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Royals?+
Noah Cameron (4.93 ERA, 5–8) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Twins?+
Bailey Ober (4.56 ERA, 7–3) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
1:40 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?+
Noah Cameron is at 58; Bailey Ober is at 47. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.