Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

Minnesota TwinsTwinsMIN

56-59, 26-32 Away

KC -119

Kansas City RoyalsRoyalsKC

48-67, 28-27 Home

MIN

Pitchers

Bailey OberRHP, #17

Michael WachaRHP, #52

Player	W-L	ERA	WHIP	IP	H	K	BB	HR
B. Ober	7-3	4.45	1.23	87.0	83	63	24	14
M. Wacha	5-8	3.51	1.16	138.1	122	111	38	16

MIN

Home Runs

Byron BuxtonCF #25 - MIN

25HR

.263AVG

45RBI

Jac CaglianoneRF #14 - KC

18HR

.254AVG

43RBI

Batting Average

Byron BuxtonCF #25 - MIN

.263AVG

.320OBP

.544SLG

Bobby Witt Jr.SS #7 - KC

.281AVG

.352OBP

.451SLG

Runs Batted In

Josh BellDH #56 - MIN

64RBI

14HR

.245AVG

Carter JensenC #22 - KC

54RBI

15HR

.228AVG

Minnesota Twins

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Byron Buxton CF	10-Day IL	Aug 8
Joe Ryan SP	Day-To-Day	Aug 9
Mike Paredes SP	60-Day IL	Sep 21
Mick Abel SP	60-Day IL	Sep 25
Cole Sands RP	60-Day IL	Feb 1

Kansas City Royals

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B	10-Day IL	Aug 8
Beck Way RP	15-Day IL	Aug 12
Maikel Garcia 3B	10-Day IL	Aug 17
Nick Mears RP	60-Day IL	Aug 21
James McArthur RP	60-Day IL	Aug 22

team	AVG	R	H	HR	OBP	SLG	ERA	WHIP	BB	K	OBA	Night
MIN	.243	535	940	136	.316	.405	4.63	1.38	421	942	.252	32-33
KC	.245	477	947	116	.313	.398	4.81	1.42	428	855	.260	29-42

Twins Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
8/5/26	@KC	L2-1
8/4/26	@KC	L8-2
8/2/26	@SEA	L7-6
8/1/26	@SEA	L4-3
7/31/26	@SEA	W5-3

Royals Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
8/5/26	vsMIN	W2-1
8/4/26	vsMIN	W8-2
8/2/26	@COL	L8-1
8/1/26	@COL	L12-6
7/31/26	@COL	L3-1

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2026-08-06T23:30ZOpenMLTotalRL

Minnesota TwinsTwinsMIN

(56-59)

(56-59, 26-32 Away)

(56-59)

Bailey Ober

(7-3, 4.45)

-103

Kansas City RoyalsRoyalsKC

(48-67)

(48-67, 28-27 Home)

(48-67)

Michael Wacha

(5-8, 3.51)

u8.5

-110

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Twins
2
Royals
8

Game 1

8/4

Twins
1
Royals
2

Game 2

8/5

Twins
Royals

Game 3

8/6

ESPN

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	59	54	.522	-	L2
Cleveland	57	58	.496	3	L2
Minnesota	56	59	.487	4	L4
Detroit	55	59	.482	4.5	L1
Kansas City	48	67	.417	12	W2

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Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

Probable Pitchers

Bailey OberRHP, #17

Michael WachaRHP, #52

Byron BuxtonCF #25 - MIN

Jac CaglianoneRF #14 - KC

Byron BuxtonCF #25 - MIN

Bobby Witt Jr.SS #7 - KC

Josh BellDH #56 - MIN

Carter JensenC #22 - KC

Injury Report

Team Stats

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