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MATCHUP

Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals

Stats:	Overall \| Home/Away \| Grass \| Today's Starters \| Bullpens \| Starting Staffs
Records:	Umpire: Nate Tomlinson \| Last 5 \| Last 10 \| After Win \| After Loss
Teams:	Minnesota Twins \| Kansas City Royals

Summary

2:10 PM ET	W/L	Units	H	A	O/U	RL W/L	RL Units
Minnesota	62-80	-29.67	35-36	27-44	67-68-7	69-73	-11.40
Kansas City	73-69	2.58	40-34	33-35	59-81-2	69-73	-11.87

Live Odds | All Odds

	Home	Away	O/U
Opening line	-128	116	9 -110
FanDuel	OFF	OFF	OFF
Westgate	OFF	OFF	OFF
Wynn	OFF	OFF	OFF

Best home line	Best road line	Recent line moves

Recent Trends

Minnesota:	Over is 7-2 in MIN last 9 on grass. Over is 7-2 in MIN last 9 games following a loss. MIN are 5-17 in their last 22 games on grass.
Kansas City:	Under is 7-1 in KC last 8 overall. Under is 7-1 in KC last 8 on grass. Under is 7-1 in KC last 8 home games.
Head to Head:	MIN are 0-9 in Obers last 9 starts vs. KC. Under is 13-3 in the last 16 meetings.

Starters | In-Depth | Starting Staffs

Overall	W/L	TW/TL	IP	H	WHIP	ERA	AF	AA	O/U
Bailey Ober (R) Michael Lorenzen (R)	4-7 5-9	9-14 13-9	124.0 119.0	141 124	1.35 1.33	5.23 4.54	4.1 4.1	4.9 3.9	13-10 9-13
Last 3	W/L	TW/TL	IP	H	WHIP	ERA	AF	AA	O/U
Bailey Ober (R) Michael Lorenzen (R)	0-0 0-1	1-2 2-1	15.2 15.1	19 20	1.40 1.50	5.74 5.28	4.7 4.0	5.0 4.3	2-1 2-1

Bullpens | In-Depth

	Total			Available
	IP	WHIP	ERA	IP	WHIP	ERA
MIN	240.1	1.50	5.32	202.1	1.43	4.85
Last 3	29.2	1.99	9.10	19.1	1.60	6.98
	IP	WHIP	ERA	IP	WHIP	ERA
KC	410.1	1.20	3.27	410.1	1.20	3.27
Last 3	27.0	0.96	2.00	27.0	0.96	2.00

Umpire

	W/L	O/U	Runs	Str %	HR	P
Nate Tomlinson	13-11	11-12	8.88	63.4	2.2	296.6

Overall Stats | In-Depth

	W/L	O/U	Avg	ERA
MIN KC	62-80 73-69	67-68 59-81	.237 .242	4.56 3.63
	vs R	vs L	Start	Pen
MIN KC	.237 .246	.237 .230	4.49 3.67	4.65 3.57

Home/Away Stats | In-Depth

	W/L	O/U	Avg	ERA
MIN KC	27-44 40-34	32-35 27-47	.227 .240	4.72 3.43
	vs R	vs L	Start	Pen
MIN KC	.229 .245	.225 .224	5.18 3.37	4.06 3.52

Last 10 | In-Depth

	W/L	O/U	Avg	ERA
MIN KC	2-8 6-4	8-2 3-7	.257 .235	7.03 3.00
	vs R	vs L	Start	Pen
MIN KC	.220 .251	.323 .194	4.62 3.86	10.40 1.73

Series Game Records

MIN	O	AW	AL
Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4	20-26 21-25 19-25 2-4	7-12 11-9 9-12 1-2	13-14 10-16 10-13 1-2
KC	O	AW	AL
Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4	22-24 20-26 26-19 5-0	14-17 11-11 9-10 1-0	8-7 9-15 17-9 4-0

Stadium

Kauffman Stadium
Wind (MPH)	0-10	10-20	20+
Over/Under	16-31	11-15	0-1

Injuries

Minnesota Twins

Fielders		Status/Updated	Notes
Byron Buxton	CF	Ques Mon - Knee - 9/7/25	Buxton exited the game due to a left knee contusion, and it has yet to be established if he will be available against the Angeles on Monday.
Christian Vazquez	C	Early Sept - Shoulder - 9/3/25	Vazquez has landed on the 10-day injured list due to a left shoulder infection, and he is not expected to return until early-September.
Alan Roden	LF	Out Indefinitely - Thumb - 8/17/25	Roden has been shifted to the 60-day injured list with a left thumb sprain, and he is set to be out for an undetermined length of time.
Ryan Jeffers	C	Mid Sept - Head - 9/7/25	Jeffers has been placed on the 7-day injured list due to a head injury, and he will be out of action till mid September.
Pitchers		Status/Updated	Notes
David Festa	SP	out for season - Shoulder - 9/2/25	Festa has hit the 15-day injured list due to a right shoulder inflammation, and he is projected to miss the remainder of the season.
Anthony Misiewicz	RP	Out Indefinitely - Shoulder - 7/25/25	Misiewicz has landed on the 15-day injured list due to a left shoulder impingement, and there is no timetable for his recovery.

Kansas City Royals

Fielders		Status/Updated	Notes
Bobby Witt Jr.	SS	Ques Mon - Back - 9/7/25	Witt is out of the lineup due to a back injury, and it is unclear if he will play Monday versus Guardians.
Jonathan India	2B	Out indefinitely - Wrist - 9/1/25	India has been placed the 10-day injured list due to a left wrist sprain, and there is no timetable for his return.
Pitchers		Status/Updated	Notes
Kris Bubic	SP	Out Indefinitely - Shoulder - 8/1/25	Bubic has been transferred to the 60-day injured list due to a shoulder injury, and there is no timetable for his return.
Alec Marsh	SP	Out indefinitely - Shoulder - 5/2/25	Marsh has been shifted to the 60-day injury list due to a shoulder injury, and team officials have yet to provide an exact return date.
James McArthur	SP	Out indefinitely - Elbow - 5/1/25	McArthur has been shifted to the 60-day injured list due to surgery on his right elbow, and he is without a definitive timetable for return.
Seth Lugo	RP	Out indefinitely - Back - 9/4/25	Lugo has landed on the 15-day injured list due to a lower-back strain, and he will miss an undetermined length of time.
Bailey Falter	RP	Out indefinitely - Bicep - 8/23/25	Falter is placed on the 15-day injured list with left bicep contusion, and he will miss an undetermined length of time.
Hunter Harvey	RP	Out indefinitely - Groin - 8/11/25	Harvey is placed on the 15-day injured list with a right adductor strain, and there is no timetable for recovery.
Steven Cruz	RP	Out indefinitely - Shoulder - 8/3/25	Cruz has landed on the 15-day injured list due to a right shoulder impingement, and it is unclear how long he will be idle.
Cole Ragans	SP	Out indefinitely - Shoulder - 6/11/25	Ragans is placed on the 15-day injured list with a left rotator cuff strain, and he will miss an undetermined length of time.

Recent Meetings

Date	Home/Away	H Starter	A Starter	Line	O/U
9/6/25	KC 11 - MIN 2	S. Kolek	J. Ryan	105/8	O
9/5/25	KC 2 - MIN 1	M. Wacha	P. Lopez	-125/8	U
8/10/25	MIN 5 - KC 3 x	J. Urena	R. Bergert	-110/9	U
8/9/25	MIN 0 - KC 2	B. Ober	N. Cameron	100/9	U
8/8/25	MIN 9 - KC 4	J. Ryan	S. Lugo	-135/8.5	O
5/25/25	MIN 1 - KC 2 x	B. Ober	K. Bubic	-111/7.5	U
5/24/25	MIN 5 - KC 4	Z. Matthews	M. Wacha	-121/7	O
5/23/25	MIN 3 - KC 1	P. Lopez	N. Cameron	-179/7.5	U
4/10/25	KC 3 - MIN 2	M. Wacha	B. Ober	-110/8.5	U
4/9/25	KC 0 - MIN 4	S. Lugo	J. Ryan	-103/7.5	U
4/8/25	KC 2 - MIN 1	C. Ragans	P. Lopez	-114/7.5	U
4/7/25	KC 4 - MIN 2	M. Lorenzen	S. Woods-Richardson	-112/8	U
2024 Season
9/8/24	KC 2 - MIN 0	M. Wacha	S. Woods-Richardson	-119/8	U
9/7/24	KC 4 - MIN 2	A. Marsh	B. Ober	118/8	U
9/6/24	KC 5 - MIN 0	C. Ragans	Z. Matthews	-135/7.5	U
8/14/24	MIN 1 - KC 4	L. Varland	C. Ragans	-100/8.5	U
8/13/24	MIN 13 - KC 3	Z. Matthews	S. Lugo	-116/8.5	O
8/12/24	MIN 8 - KC 3	P. Lopez	B. Singer	-158/8.5	O
5/30/24	MIN 7 - KC 6	C. Paddack	D. Lynch IV	-157/8.5	O
5/29/24	MIN 1 - KC 6	B. Ober	S. Lugo	-124/7.5	U

Minnesota: Last 10 Games | Season

Date	vs/Score	Line	ATS	OPS	Avg	Starter	IP	Opp Starter	IP
9/6/25	@ KC 2-11	-125/8	L/O	.544	.206	J. Ryan	2.0	S. Kolek	7.0
9/5/25	@ KC 1-2	105/8	L/U	.500	.156	P. Lopez	6.0	M. Wacha	5.2
9/4/25	CHW 8-11	-145/8.5	L/O	.957	.375	T. Bradley	5.0	F. Ellard	1.1
9/3/25	CHW 3-4	-160/8.5	L/U	.771	.297	Z. Matthews	6.0	Y. Gomez	5.0
9/2/25	CHW 3-12	-135/9.5	L/O	.590	.212	S. Woods-Richardson	5.0	D. Martin	6.0
9/1/25	CHW 5-6	-175/9.5	L/O	.737	.229	B. Ober	5.0	F. Ellard	1.2
8/31/25	SD 7-2	-125/8.5	W/O	.756	.250	J. Ryan	7.0	D. Morgan	2.0
8/30/25	SD 3-12	130/8.5	L/O	.419	.152	T. Bradley	5.0	N. Pivetta	5.0
8/29/25	SD 7-4	110/8.5	W/O	.938	.343	Z. Matthews	6.0	N. Cortes	3.0
8/27/25	@ TOR 8-9	155/9	L/O	1.008	.308	S. Woods-Richardson	3.2	E. Lauer	4.2

Kansas City: Last 10 Games | Season

Date	vs/Score	Line	ATS	OPS	Avg	Starter	IP	Opp Starter	IP
9/6/25	MIN 11-2	105/8	W/O	1.009	.351	S. Kolek	7.0	J. Ryan	2.0
9/5/25	MIN 2-1	-125/8	W/U	.541	.194	M. Wacha	5.2	P. Lopez	6.0
9/4/25	LAA 4-3	-150/9	W/U	.896	.185	N. Cameron	5.0	K. Hendricks	6.0
9/3/25	LAA 3-4	-165/9	L/U	.426	.133	R. Bergert	5.0	C. Dana	5.0
9/2/25	LAA 1-5	-160/9	L/U	.457	.138	M. Lorenzen	6.0	M. Farris	5.0
8/31/25	DET 0-5	150/7.5	L/U	.388	.133	M. Wacha	4.2	T. Skubal	7.0
8/30/25	DET 3-1	100/9	W/U	.719	.214	S. Kolek	6.0	J. Flaherty	5.2
8/29/25	DET 3-5	-120/9	L/U	.802	.257	S. Lugo	3.1	C. Paddack	3.2
8/27/25	@ CHW 12-1	-130/8.5	W/O	1.078	.381	R. Bergert	6.0	A. Civale	4.2
8/26/25	@ CHW 5-4	-120/8.5	W/O	.573	.257	M. Lorenzen	5.0	M. Perez	7.0

Abbreviations Legend