Royals vs Twins

Final · Thu Jul 30 · 1:40 PM ET · Target Field

Kansas City RoyalsRoyals46-64

FinalJul 30, 2026

Minnesota TwinsTwins55-55

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Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

KC+109

MIN−131

Run line

KC +1.5−178

MIN −1.5+147

Total O/U

Over 9−114

Under 9−105

Run line: Royals +1.5 covered.
Total O/U: under 9 (7 runs).

Recap

The Minnesota Twins edged the Kansas City Royals 4-3 at Target Field in Minneapolis on Jul 30, 2026 to move to 55-55.

The Twins came back from 3 runs down, trailing 3-0 in the Top 5. They scored 4 runs in the ninth inning.

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	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	3
MIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4

W: Gomez (2-0) · L: Strahm (3-4)

Scoring plays

Top 3

KCHome runCaglianone homered to right (438 feet), Rave scored.2-0

Top 5

KCDoubleRave doubled to right, Jensen scored on throwing error by right fielder Clemens.3-0

Bottom 9

MINHome runClemens homered to right center (407 feet), Jeffers scored, Lewis scored and Roden scored.3-4

Team stats

KCMIN

Hits: 8; 3
Home Runs: 1; 1
Runs Batted In: 2; 4
Walks: 3; 3
Strikeouts: 5; 8
Runners Left On Base: 14; 6
Errors: 0; 1

Player stats

Royals · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Carter Jensen DH	0-3	3	1	0	0	0	2	1	29	.235	.306	.419
John Rave CF	2-3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	7	.286	.375	.714
Lane Thomas CF	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	.229	.323	.393
Jac Caglianone 1B	2-4	4	1	2	2	1	0	0	11	.254	.313	.455
Salvador Perez C	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	16	.212	.260	.368
Michael Massey 2B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	.266	.302	.424
Nick Loftin RF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	.252	.335	.408
Isaac Collins LF	2-3	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	13	.242	.343	.365
Josh Rojas 3B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	.250	.276	.357
Tyler Tolbert SS	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	19	.333	.380	.486

Royals · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Noah Cameron P	8.0	1	0	0	2	7	0	97-62	4.59	97
Lucas Erceg P	0.2	1	3	3	1	1	0	22-10	5.85	22
Matt Strahm P	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	3-3	7.27	3

Twins · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Austin Martin LF	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	18	.243	.359	.323
Victor Caratini PH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.235	.319	.353
Ryan Jeffers C	1-3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	12	.294	.399	.528
Royce Lewis 2B	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	20	.216	.298	.383
Josh Bell DH	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	17	.242	.304	.407
Alan Roden PR	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.262	.189
Kody Clemens RF	1-4	4	1	1	4	1	0	1	13	.244	.300	.493
Luke Keaschall CF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	.256	.349	.338
Brooks Lee 3B	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	9	.244	.302	.417
Alex Jackson 1B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	.308	.338	.415
Ryan Kreidler SS	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.243	.297	.414
Trevor Larnach PH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	.287	.376	.447

Twins · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Bailey Ober P	6.0	4	3	2	2	3	1	79-52	4.45	79
Taylor Rogers P	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	27-16	5.03	27
Andrew Morris P	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12-8	3.18	12
Yoendrys Gomez P	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	21-15	3.33	21

Game info

VenueTarget Field, Minneapolis, MN

Attendance22,944

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

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W 3-2 vs KCTue Jul 28
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W 2-0 vs ATHSat Jul 25

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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