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FinalFinal lineupsAL Central / AL West

Minnesota Twins 6, Seattle Mariners 7

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

4:10 PM ET · T-Mobile ParkStats updated Aug 2, 5:45 PM ETFinal lineups locked
T-Score44
Minnesota Twins
70–81 · 4th AL Central · T-Score 44
6
6–7
FINAL
Seattle Mariners
70–82 · 3rd AL West · T-Score 40
7
T-Score40
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherTwinsBradley holds a modest edge in P-Score and WHIP, while the ERA gap is small.
Offense vs handTwinsMinnesota owns a .740 OPS vs RHP, 8th in MLB; Seattle ranks 18th vs RHP.
LineupTwinsMinnesota's official lineup includes 3 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenMarinersSeattle owns a 3.54 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Minnesota's 4.29.
Recent formTwinsMinnesota has been the better recent team, at 7–3 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

MIN
Taj Bradley RHP
Taj Bradley
Minnesota Twins
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.81
83rd
WHIP
1.25
85th
K/9
10.34
27th
BB/9
3.92
167th
P-Score58i
FIP
4.02
HR/9
1.25
117th
OPS/R
0.670
IP
165.1
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA3.05
Road ERA4.52
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.09
QUALITY
START %
80%
(4 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
SEA
George Kirby RHP
George Kirby
Seattle Mariners
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.25
115th
WHIP
1.36
132nd
K/9
7.51
131st
BB/9
2.12
25th
P-Score55i
FIP
3.85
HR/9
1.14
96th
OPS/R
0.739
IP
165.1
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA3.27
Road ERA5.53
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.60
QUALITY
START %
80%
(4 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Bradley strikes out 2.8 more batters per nine innings.
·Kirby walks 1.8 fewer batters per nine innings.
·Bradley has a 0% blow-up rate compared with Kirby's 20%.
·Bradley carries a 4.52 road ERA, compared with Kirby's 3.27 mark at home.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricBradleyKirbyNote
ERA−95109Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP4.023.85
WAR2.12.5Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Bradley arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam47%97.2
Cutter24%89.7
Splitter20%91.5
Curveball9%82.7
Kirby arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam29%96.7
Sweeper28%87.4
Sinker21%96.8
Knuckle Curve10%84.1
Changeup5%88.8
Cutter4%92.9
Splitter2%87.2

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Twins vs RHP (George Kirby)
8th
in MLB
0.740OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Mariners vs RHP (Taj Bradley)
18th
in MLB
0.714OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Minnesota TwinsOfficial lineupvs RHP George Kirby
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Kirby (BvP)
1Trevor LarnachLLF66.78813.819No MLB historyNo history
2Ryan JeffersRC81.84514.846No MLB historyNo history
3Josh BellSDH72.74020.736No MLB historyNo history
4Kody ClemensL2B76.77326.801No MLB historyNo history
5Royce LewisR1B60.68614.668No MLB historyNo history
6Brooks LeeS3B62.72123.791No MLB historyNo history
7Alan RodenLRF—.6460.576No MLB historyNo history
8Luke KeaschallR2B60.7579.785No MLB historyNo history
9Ryan KreidlerRSS46.6416.669No MLB historyNo history
1Trevor Larnach LF · L.269 / .788 · 13 HRvs hand .819 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score2Ryan Jeffers C · R.262 / .845 · 14 HRvs hand .846 · No MLB history · No history81H-Score3Josh Bell DH · S.253 / .740 · 20 HRvs hand .736 · No MLB history · No history72H-Score4Kody Clemens 2B · L.241 / .773 · 26 HRvs hand .801 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score5Royce Lewis 1B · R.230 / .686 · 14 HRvs hand .668 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score6Brooks Lee 3B · S.245 / .721 · 23 HRvs hand .791 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score7Alan Roden RF · L.254 / .646 · 0 HRvs hand .576 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score8Luke Keaschall 2B · R.276 / .757 · 9 HRvs hand .785 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score9Ryan Kreidler SS · R.217 / .641 · 6 HRvs hand .669 · No MLB history · No history46H-Score
Seattle MarinersOfficial lineupvs RHP Taj Bradley
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Bradley (BvP)
1Cole YoungL2B61.69817.749No MLB historyNo history
2Randy ArozarenaRLF80.85025.809No MLB historyNo history
3Dominic CanzoneLDH78.80622.798No MLB historyNo history
4Julio RodríguezRCF66.69621.704No MLB historyNo history
5Josh NaylorL1B55.69010.684No MLB historyNo history
6Cal RaleighSC63.66022.700No MLB historyNo history
7Victor RoblesRRF32.6230.593No MLB historyNo history
8Colt EmersonLSS29.5818.571No MLB historyNo history
9Leo RivasS3B23.4600.556No MLB historyNo history
1Cole Young 2B · L.248 / .698 · 17 HRvs hand .749 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score2Randy Arozarena LF · R.277 / .850 · 25 HRvs hand .809 · No MLB history · No history80H-Score3Dominic Canzone DH · L.257 / .806 · 22 HRvs hand .798 · No MLB history · No history78H-Score4Julio Rodríguez CF · R.241 / .696 · 21 HRvs hand .704 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score5Josh Naylor 1B · L.271 / .690 · 10 HRvs hand .684 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score6Cal Raleigh C · S.179 / .660 · 22 HRvs hand .700 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score7Victor Robles RF · R.256 / .623 · 0 HRvs hand .593 · No MLB history · No history32H-Score8Colt Emerson SS · L.190 / .581 · 8 HRvs hand .571 · No MLB history · No history29H-Score9Leo Rivas 3B · S.147 / .460 · 0 HRvs hand .556 · No MLB history · No history23H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseMINMIN·SEASEA
AVG.243 18th.232 29th
OPS.721 14th.692 28th
Home runs175 14th175 13th
Runs687 11th617 28th
OBP.317 14th.312 23rd
SLG.404 11th.380 28th
PitchingMINMIN·SEASEA
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.70vs4.22
MINSEA
WHIP1.38vs1.25
MINSEA
K/98.5vs8.7
MINSEA
HR Allowed178vs186
MINSEA
BullpenMINMIN·SEASEA
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.29vs3.54
no league rank
Saves41vs33
MINSEA
ResultsMINMIN·SEASEA
+15423rd
Run differential
+13226th
70–81 Record70–82
7–3 Last 103–7
Last 10 games
Minnesota Twins (7–3)
L
W
W
L
W
W
W
L
W
W
Seattle Mariners (3–7)
W
L
L
L
W
L
W
L
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—4
7 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Twins?+
Taj Bradley (3.65 ERA, 9–4) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Mariners?+
George Kirby (3.98 ERA, 8–9) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
4:10 PM ET at T-Mobile Park.
Where is the game being played?+
T-Mobile Park, home of the Seattle Mariners.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Twins and Mariners performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Mariners 4–3 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Taj Bradley is at 58; George Kirby is at 55. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.