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Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals Starting Lineups — August 4, 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 · Kauffman StadiumFinal lineups locked · Aug 4, 3:40 PM ETStats updated Sep 18, 5:10 AM ET

Minnesota Twins

71–82 · 4th AL Central

Official

StarterRandy Dobnak

HandRHP

L / R bats3 L / 4 R / 2 S

OPS vs hand.740 vs RHP

Kansas City Royals

67–86 · 5th AL Central

Official

StarterJoe Ryan

HandRHP

L / R bats5 L / 3 R / 1 S

OPS vs hand.721 vs RHP

Minnesota Twins batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Randy Dobnak

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Trevor LarnachLLF66.269.352.78813433.8190-for-3Very small sample

1Trevor Larnach LF · L.269/.352/.788·13 HRvs hand.819 · 0-for-3 · Very small66H-Score

2Ryan JeffersRC81.259.362.83814344.843—

2Ryan Jeffers C · R.259/.362/.838·14 HRvs hand.84381H-Score

3Josh BellSDH72.252.315.73420597.7342-for-2Very small sample

3Josh Bell DH · S.252/.315/.734·20 HRvs hand.734 · 2-for-2 · Very small72H-Score

4Kody ClemensL2B77.242.304.77326553.8031-for-3Very small sample

4Kody Clemens 2B · L.242/.304/.773·26 HRvs hand.803 · 1-for-3 · Very small77H-Score

5Royce LewisR1B59.226.290.67114476.6591-for-3Very small sample

5Royce Lewis 1B · R.226/.290/.671·14 HRvs hand.659 · 1-for-3 · Very small59H-Score

6Brooks LeeS3B62.248.298.72523592.7930-for-3Very small sample

6Brooks Lee 3B · S.248/.298/.725·23 HRvs hand.793 · 0-for-3 · Very small62H-Score

7Alan RodenLRF—.254.333.646079.57666 PA0-for-3Very small sample

7Alan Roden RF · L.254/.333/.646·0 HRvs hand.576 · 66 PA · 0-for-3 · Very small—H-Score

8Luke KeaschallR2B60.279.370.7579585.7821-for-3Very small sample

8Luke Keaschall 2B · R.279/.370/.757·9 HRvs hand.782 · 1-for-3 · Very small60H-Score

9Ryan KreidlerRSS47.217.280.6547251.6651-for-2Very small sample

9Ryan Kreidler SS · R.217/.280/.654·7 HRvs hand.665 · 1-for-2 · Very small47H-Score

Kansas City Royals batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Joe Ryan

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Carter JensenLC77.235.322.77624571.824397 PA0-for-1Very small sample

1Carter Jensen C · L.235/.322/.776·24 HRvs hand.824 · 397 PA · 0-for-1 · Very small77H-Score

2Bobby Witt Jr.RSS81.276.359.80018594.792420 PA8-for-33Established history

2Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R.276/.359/.800·18 HRvs hand.792 · 420 PA · 8-for-33 · Established81H-Score

3Jac CaglianoneLRF77.277.328.81123522.849356 PA2-for-4Very small sample

3Jac Caglianone RF · L.277/.328/.811·23 HRvs hand.849 · 356 PA · 2-for-4 · Very small77H-Score

4Salvador PerezRDH56.227.272.64819595.610421 PA5-for-24Limited history

4Salvador Perez DH · R.227/.272/.648·19 HRvs hand.610 · 421 PA · 5-for-24 · Limited56H-Score

5Michael MasseyL2B64.279.313.75112418.730313 PA2-for-11Small sample

5Michael Massey 2B · L.279/.313/.751·12 HRvs hand.730 · 313 PA · 2-for-11 · Small64H-Score

6Nick LoftinR3B53.231.317.6907405.676242 PA1-for-3Very small sample

6Nick Loftin 3B · R.231/.317/.690·7 HRvs hand.676 · 242 PA · 1-for-3 · Very small53H-Score

7Isaac CollinsSLF54.219.325.6586498.681339 PA0-for-1Very small sample

7Isaac Collins LF · S.219/.325/.658·6 HRvs hand.681 · 339 PA · 0-for-1 · Very small54H-Score

8John RaveLRF60.222.311.7646134.81091 PA1-for-2Very small sample

8John Rave RF · L.222/.311/.764·6 HRvs hand.810 · 91 PA · 1-for-2 · Very small60H-Score

9Kyle IsbelLCF37.219.265.5906301.657221 PA3-for-21Limited history

9Kyle Isbel CF · L.219/.265/.590·6 HRvs hand.657 · 221 PA · 3-for-21 · Limited37H-Score