Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at 7:40 PM EDT

MLB

Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

MIN @ KC

MIN2

KC8

Final

Moneyline

MIN

48%

52%

+100-120

ML Edge

MIN+10.9%

KC-10.9%

Total (O/U)

8.5

Fanatics

Over-1.8%

Under+1.8%

Venue

Park Factor

1.00

Neutral

Away Starter

Team:Minnesota Twins (MIN)

Pitcher:Joe Ryan(RHP)

Record:6-8

ERA:3.65

Home Starter

Team:Kansas City Royals (KC)

Pitcher:Randy Dobnak(RHP)

Record:2-1

ERA:1.58

Betting Insights

Key takeaways for this matchup

MIN ML has a 10.9% edge — the market may be undervaluing them.

Pitching matchup: Joe Ryan (3.65 ERA) vs Randy Dobnak (1.58 ERA).

Player Props

Player props for this game

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Box Score

Final game statistics

Minnesota Twins (MIN)

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
Trevor LarnachLF	3	0	0	0	2	0	0
Ryan JeffersC	5	0	0	0	0	1	0
Josh BellDH	4	1	2	1	0	0	1
Kody Clemens2B	4	1	0	0	0	1	0
Royce Lewis1B	4	0	4	0	0	0	0
Brooks Lee3B	3	0	0	0	1	1	0
Alan RodenRF	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
Austin MartinRF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luke KeaschallCF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0
Ryan KreidlerSS	3	0	0	0	1	0	0

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	PC
Taylor Rogers	0.1	2	1	1	1	0	14
Kody Funderburk	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	14
Travis Adams	0.2	1	2	2	1	0	20
Joe Ryan	5.1	7	5	4	2	3	99

Kansas City Royals (KC)

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Carter JensenC	3	1	0	0	2	2
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	5	2	3	2	0	1
Jac Caglianone1B	4	1	2	1	0	1
Salvador PerezDH	3	0	1	1	0	0
Michael Massey2B	4	0	1	1	0	0
Nick Loftin3B	3	1	0	0	1	1
Isaac CollinsLF	3	1	0	0	1	0
John RaveRF	2	0	0	0	0	0
Starling MartePH	1	1	1	2	0	0
Kyle IsbelCF	4	1	2	1	0	0

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	PC
Daniel Lynch IV	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	11
Nate Pearson	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	11
Randy Dobnak	5.0	3	1	1	3	1	90
Steven Cruz	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	18
John Schreiber	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	16

Pitcher Matchup Analysis

Platoon splits, recent form, and times through the order

Joe Ryan (MIN)

2026 season

vs KC

ERA

5.91

21.1

W-L

0-3

WHIP

1.61

AVG

.337

Split	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9	AVG	IP
Overall	3.65	1.14	9.9	1.9	.239	125.2
Home	3.44	1.12	10.6	1.5	.242	65.1
Away	3.88	1.16	9.1	2.4	.235	60.1
Last 30 Days	6.35	1.53	5.7	1.6	.319	11.1

Opponent Batting by Handedness

Split	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
vs LHB	.243	.286	.423	.708	284	77
vs RHB	.233	.279	.381	.660	202	61

Times Through Order

Time	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
1st Time	.241	.281	.435	.715	191	57
2nd Time	.264	.308	.396	.704	182	48
3rd Time	.191	.244	.345	.589	110	32

Randy Dobnak (KC)

2026 season

vs MIN

ERA

0.75

12.0

W-L

2-0

WHIP

0.92

AVG

.167

Split	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9	AVG	IP
Overall	1.58	1.42	5.8	4.0	.254	45.2
Home	3.22	1.90	5.7	5.3	.319	22.1
Away	0.00	0.95	5.8	2.7	.183	23.1
Last 7 Days	0.00	2.50	9.0	9.0	.375	4.0
Last 30 Days	1.69	1.45	6.5	3.8	.265	26.2

Opponent Batting by Handedness

Split	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
vs LHB	.255	.302	.321	.622	106	14
vs RHB	.254	.367	.358	.725	67	15

Times Through Order

Time	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
1st Time	.257	.338	.329	.666	70	15
2nd Time	.289	.321	.408	.729	76	10
3rd Time	.148	.324	.148	.472	27	4

Last 5 Games

Not available yet

Season Series

This Series (3 games)

KC wins series 2-1

Season (13 games)

KC leads series 7-4

Weather

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Recent Odds

Latest betting lines from various books

Moneyline

Book	Away	Home	Time
Fanatics	+100	-120	4:14 PM
BetRivers	+110	-130	4:14 PM
BetUS	+106	-116	4:14 PM
Bovada	+102	-122	4:14 PM
Caesars	+105	-115	4:14 PM

Totals

Book	Total	Over	Under	Time
Fanatics	8.5	-105	-115	4:14 PM
BetRivers	9.0	-118	-103	4:14 PM
BetUS	8.5	+100	-120	4:14 PM
Bovada	8.5	-105	-115	4:14 PM
Caesars	8.5	+100	-120	4:14 PM