Royals vs Twins

Final · Wed Jul 29 · 7:40 PM ET · Target Field

Kansas City RoyalsRoyals46-63

FinalJul 29, 2026

Minnesota TwinsTwins54-55

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Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

KC+169

MIN−206

Run line

KC +1.5−119

MIN −1.5−101

Total O/U

Over 9−106

Under 9−113

Run line: Royals +1.5 covered.
Total O/U: under 9 (4 runs).

Recap

The Kansas City Royals shut out the Minnesota Twins 4-0 at Target Field in Minneapolis on Jul 29, 2026 to move to 46-63.

The game was played before 18,728.

Score by inning

Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins, score by inning
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
KC	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	4
MIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

W: Dobnak (1-0) · L: Ryan (6-7)

Scoring plays

Top 3

KCHome runTolbert homered to left center (404 feet).1-0

Top 4

KCSacrifice flyLoftin hit sacrifice fly to center, Perez scored.2-0

Top 5

KCDoubleJensen doubled to left, Tolbert scored.3-0
KCSingleCaglianone reached on infield single to first, Jensen scored.4-0

Team stats

KCMIN

Hits: 12; 5
Home Runs: 1; 0
Runs Batted In: 4; 0
Walks: 2; 1
Strikeouts: 8; 4
Runners Left On Base: 19; 9
Errors: 0; 0

Player stats

Royals · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Carter Jensen C	1-5	5	1	1	1	0	0	3	22	.237	.305	.423
Lane Thomas CF	1-5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	21	.229	.324	.394
Jac Caglianone RF	2-5	5	0	2	1	0	0	1	14	.251	.311	.446
Salvador Perez 1B	2-5	5	1	2	0	0	0	3	21	.214	.263	.372
Michael Massey 2B	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	14	.270	.307	.431
Nick Loftin 3B	2-3	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	13	.257	.340	.416
Isaac Collins LF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	12	.238	.339	.362
Josh Rojas DH	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	17	.264	.291	.377
Starling Marte DH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.256	.315	.310
Tyler Tolbert SS	2-3	3	2	2	1	1	1	0	8	.324	.373	.485

Royals · Pitching

Player	IP	H	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Randy Dobnak P	7.0	4	1	4	101-61	1.04	101
Daniel Lynch IV P	1.0	1	0	0	10-6	2.00	10
Steven Cruz P	1.0	0	0	0	6-5	4.38	6

Twins · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	H	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Trevor Larnach LF	0-3	3	0	0	0	9	.288	.377	.448
Austin Martin LF	1-1	1	1	0	0	1	.245	.359	.325
Brooks Lee 3B	0-4	4	0	0	1	16	.245	.302	.419
Kody Clemens 2B	1-4	4	1	0	0	15	.243	.301	.487
Josh Bell DH	0-3	3	0	1	0	17	.244	.304	.410
Royce Lewis 1B	1-4	4	1	0	1	14	.215	.299	.385
Victor Caratini C	0-4	4	0	0	1	14	.236	.320	.354
Alan Roden RF	0-3	3	0	0	1	13	.189	.262	.189
Luke Keaschall CF	1-3	3	1	0	0	13	.258	.352	.341
Ryan Kreidler SS	1-3	3	1	0	0	5	.246	.300	.419

Twins · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Joe Ryan P	6.0	8	4	4	0	4	1	93-60	3.52	93
Kendry Rojas P	3.0	4	0	0	2	4	0	52-30	2.51	52

Game info

VenueTarget Field, Minneapolis, MN

Attendance18,728

OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Tripp Gibson · First Base Umpire: Nick Mahrley · Second Base Umpire: Derek Thomas · Third Base Umpire: Marvin Hudson

TVKMSP-TV · local

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Last game: W 3-2 vs KCTue Jul 28
Next game: W 4-3 vs KCThu Jul 30
W 11-8 vs ATHSun Jul 26
W 2-0 vs ATHSat Jul 25
L 0-2 vs ATHFri Jul 24

Head to head

KC 3, MIN 1Mon Mar 30
KC 13, MIN 9Wed Apr 1
KC 1, MIN 5Thu Apr 2
KC 8, MIN 6Thu Jun 4
KC 3, MIN 5Fri Jun 5
KC 3, MIN 2Sat Jun 6
KC 6, MIN 5Sun Jun 7

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