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Minnesota Twins vs Kansas City Royals Starting Lineups — August 5, 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 5, 4:00 PM ETStats updated Oct 29, 3:32 AM ET

Minnesota Twins

77–85 · 3rd AL Central

Official

StarterNoah Cameron

HandLHP

L / R bats2 L / 4 R / 3 S

OPS vs hand.678 vs LHP

Kansas City Royals

69–93 · 5th AL Central

Official

StarterDean Kremer

HandRHP

L / R bats5 L / 3 R / 1 S

OPS vs hand.727 vs RHP

Minnesota Twins batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Noah Cameron

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Austin MartinRRF37.228.341.6563358.8083-for-8Small sample

1Austin Martin RF · R.228/.341/.656·3 HRvs hand.808 · 3-for-8 · Small37H-Score

2Ryan JeffersRC68.256.353.81414369.8554-for-8Small sample

2Ryan Jeffers C · R.256/.353/.814·14 HRvs hand.855 · 4-for-8 · Small68H-Score

3Josh BellSDH62.255.319.73821631.7430-for-5Small sample

3Josh Bell DH · S.255/.319/.738·21 HRvs hand.743 · 0-for-5 · Small62H-Score

4Kody ClemensL2B65.239.298.75827583.7101-for-5Small sample

4Kody Clemens 2B · L.239/.298/.758·27 HRvs hand.710 · 1-for-5 · Small65H-Score

5Royce LewisR1B52.227.287.66715509.738146 PA2-for-10Small sample

5Royce Lewis 1B · R.227/.287/.667·15 HRvs hand.738 · 146 PA · 2-for-10 · Small52H-Score

6Victor CaratiniSC45.220.312.6277382.5750-for-2Very small sample

6Victor Caratini C · S.220/.312/.627·7 HRvs hand.575 · 0-for-2 · Very small45H-Score

7Brooks LeeS3B54.253.300.72824631.5871-for-6Small sample

7Brooks Lee 3B · S.253/.300/.728·24 HRvs hand.587 · 1-for-6 · Small54H-Score

8Trevor LarnachLLF58.269.352.78813433.57255 PA0-for-3Very small sample

8Trevor Larnach LF · L.269/.352/.788·13 HRvs hand.572 · 55 PA · 0-for-3 · Very small58H-Score

9Ryan KreidlerRSS41.218.286.6658267.5770-for-2Very small sample

9Ryan Kreidler SS · R.218/.286/.665·8 HRvs hand.577 · 0-for-2 · Very small41H-Score

Kansas City Royals batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Dean Kremer

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Carter JensenLC68.239.323.79027603.837397 PA—

1Carter Jensen C · L.239/.323/.790·27 HRvs hand.837 · 397 PA68H-Score

2Bobby Witt Jr.RSS70.281.359.80018632.783420 PA2-for-3Very small sample

2Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R.281/.359/.800·18 HRvs hand.783 · 420 PA · 2-for-3 · Very small70H-Score

3Jac CaglianoneLRF67.289.340.83423553.882356 PA—

3Jac Caglianone RF · L.289/.340/.834·23 HRvs hand.882 · 356 PA67H-Score

4Salvador PerezRDH50.229.274.65721627.628421 PA0-for-3Very small sample

4Salvador Perez DH · R.229/.274/.657·21 HRvs hand.628 · 421 PA · 0-for-3 · Very small50H-Score

5Michael MasseyL2B54.274.305.73513452.721313 PA1-for-2Very small sample

5Michael Massey 2B · L.274/.305/.735·13 HRvs hand.721 · 313 PA · 1-for-2 · Very small54H-Score

6Isaac CollinsSLF46.213.320.6416519.660339 PA1-for-3Very small sample

6Isaac Collins LF · S.213/.320/.641·6 HRvs hand.660 · 339 PA · 1-for-3 · Very small46H-Score

7Nick LoftinR3B47.240.322.7108426.685242 PA—

7Nick Loftin 3B · R.240/.322/.710·8 HRvs hand.685 · 242 PA47H-Score

8John RaveLRF51.232.314.7446161.78591 PA—

8John Rave RF · L.232/.314/.744·6 HRvs hand.785 · 91 PA51H-Score

9Kyle IsbelLCF32.224.268.5916323.652221 PA0-for-4Very small sample

9Kyle Isbel CF · L.224/.268/.591·6 HRvs hand.652 · 221 PA · 0-for-4 · Very small32H-Score