Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins

MLB Target Field, Minneapolis, MN·July 28, 2026

KC

Kansas City Royals KC 44-62, 19-35 Away

July 28, 2026 11:40 pm

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Minnesota Twins MIN 53-54, 28-26 Home

MIN

Standings

American League Central American League League

#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	AWAY
1	CWS White Sox	55	49	.529	-	32-20	23-30
2	CLE Guardians	54	53	.505	2.5	27-26	27-27
3	MIN Twins	53	54	.495	3.5	28-26	25-28
4	DET Tigers	50	57	.467	6.5	29-26	21-31
5	KC Royals	45	62	.421	11.5	25-27	19-35

#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	AWAY
1	TB Rays	62	43	.590	-	38-15	24-28
2	NYY Yankees	59	46	.562	3	26-23	34-23
3	CWS White Sox	55	49	.529	6.5	32-20	23-30
4	BOS Red Sox	54	50	.519	7.5	25-29	30-21
5	TEX Rangers	54	52	.509	8.5	28-25	26-27
6	CLE Guardians	54	53	.505	9	27-26	27-27
7	MIN Twins	53	54	.495	10	28-26	25-28
8	SEA Mariners	52	55	.486	11	30-23	22-32
9	HOU Astros	52	55	.486	11	26-27	27-28
10	BAL Orioles	52	55	.486	11	29-27	23-28
11	DET Tigers	50	57	.467	13	29-26	21-31
12	TOR Blue Jays	49	58	.458	14	26-30	23-28
13	KC Royals	45	62	.421	18	25-27	19-35
14	OAK Athletics	44	61	.419	18	20-31	24-31
15	LAA Angels	42	64	.396	20.5	24-29	18-36

#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	AWAY	RS	RA	DIFF
1	LAD Dodgers	67	39	.632	-	31-19	36-20	546	391	+155
2	MIL Brewers	66	39	.629	0.5	36-20	30-20	535	393	+142
3	TB Rays	62	43	.590	4.5	38-15	24-28	474	432	+42
4	ATL Braves	62	44	.585	5	32-20	30-24	523	427	+96
5	NYY Yankees	60	46	.566	7	26-23	34-23	497	409	+88
6	CHC Cubs	59	46	.562	7.5	30-22	30-24	541	465	+76
7	PHI Phillies	57	50	.533	10.5	28-26	29-23	467	479	-12
8	CWS White Sox	55	50	.524	11.5	32-20	23-30	506	464	+42
9	BOS Red Sox	54	50	.519	12	25-29	30-21	438	392	+46
10	ARI Diamondbacks	55	52	.514	12.5	31-22	24-30	481	485	-4
11	PIT Pirates	55	52	.514	12.5	29-26	26-26	556	515	+41
12	TEX Rangers	54	52	.509	13	28-25	26-27	450	471	-21
13	CLE Guardians	54	53	.505	13.5	27-26	27-27	420	438	-18
14	STL Cardinals	53	52	.505	13.5	27-30	26-23	466	467	-1
15	WSH Nationals	54	53	.505	13.5	22-33	32-20	586	557	+29
16	SD Padres	53	53	.500	14	27-24	26-28	442	463	-21
17	MIA Marlins	53	54	.495	14.5	32-23	21-31	472	469	+3
18	MIN Twins	53	54	.495	14.5	28-26	25-28	511	538	-27
19	BAL Orioles	52	55	.486	15.5	29-27	23-28	491	502	-11
20	HOU Astros	52	55	.486	15.5	26-27	27-28	489	536	-47
21	SEA Mariners	52	55	.486	15.5	30-23	22-32	429	421	+8
22	CIN Reds	49	55	.471	17	22-28	27-27	432	498	-66
23	DET Tigers	50	57	.467	17.5	29-26	21-31	450	425	+25
24	TOR Blue Jays	49	58	.458	18.5	26-30	23-28	419	480	-61
25	KC Royals	45	62	.421	22.5	25-27	19-35	450	546	-96
26	NYM Mets	45	62	.421	22.5	23-30	21-32	446	497	-51
27	OAK Athletics	44	61	.419	22.5	20-31	24-31	468	593	-125
28	SF Giants	44	61	.419	22.5	25-26	20-35	436	493	-57
29	LAA Angels	42	64	.396	25	24-29	18-36	454	519	-65
30	COL Rockies	42	65	.393	25.5	24-29	18-36	507	617	-110

Key Players

Royals

SP

S. Perez C

0.208 AVG

15 HR

44 RBI

BW

B. Witt Jr. SS

0.28 AVG

13 HR

39 RBI

NP

N. Pearson P

0 ERA

1 W

0 SO

Twins

JB

J. Bell 1B

0.246 AVG

13 HR

63 RBI

BL

B. Lee 3B

0.248 AVG

15 HR

56 RBI

JA

J. Anderson RP

0 ERA

0 W

4 SO

Stats Comparison

Overall Home vs Away

2026

League Percentile Ranking

Batting 0–6

.245 14th

AVG

13th .245

.308 16th

OBP

12th .311

.397 20th

SLG

11th .408

.705 18th

OPS

13th .719

1.02 23rd

HR/G

15th 1.18

4.2 25th

R/G

7th 4.8

Pitching 0–5

4.84 28th

ERA

26th 4.74

1.42 28th

WHIP

24th 1.37

7.7 27th

K/9

19th 8.4

3.8 26th

BB/9

23rd 3.6

5.1 27th

RA/G

25th 5.0

2025

League Percentile Ranking

Batting 1–5

.247 15th

AVG

22nd .238

.301 22nd

OBP

21st .301

.397 18th

SLG

16th .397

.698 19th

OPS

18th .698

0.98 26th

HR/G

12th 1.18

4.0 27th

R/G

20th 4.2

Pitching 3–2

3.73 6th

ERA

24th 4.55

1.23 12th

WHIP

21st 1.30

8.0 25th

K/9

11th 8.7

2.9 8th

BB/9

6th 2.8

3.9 4th

RA/G

23rd 4.8

Head-to-Head

Royals leads 3-2

Final

KC Royals

6

MIN Twins

5

Final

KC Royals

3

MIN Twins

2

Final

KC Royals

3

MIN Twins

5

Final

KC Royals

8

MIN Twins

6

Final/OT

KC Royals

3

MIN Twins

5

Recent Form

Royals

W @ DET 5-4

W @ DET 3-2

L @ DET 1-2

L @ DET 3-4

W vs SF 5-4

Twins

W vs OAK 11-8

W vs OAK 2-0

L vs OAK 0-2

W @ CLE 3-1

W @ CLE 10-6

Form Comparison

Win-loss trend: each win +1, each loss −1

Target Field

Minneapolis, MN, US · 38,544 capacity

League: MLB
Season: MLB 2026
Date: July 28, 2026
Time: 11:40 pm