Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 7:30 PM EDT

MLB

Minnesota Twins @ Kansas City Royals

MIN @ KC

MIN4

KC3

Final

Moneyline

MIN

47%

53%

+105-125

ML Edge

MIN+12.0%

KC-12.0%

Total (O/U)

9.0

Fanatics

Over-11.6%

Under+11.6%

Venue

Park Factor

1.00

Neutral

Away Starter

Team:Minnesota Twins (MIN)

Pitcher:Bailey Ober(RHP)

Record:7-4

ERA:4.49

Home Starter

Team:Kansas City Royals (KC)

Pitcher:Michael Wacha(RHP)

Record:7-8

ERA:3.49

Betting Insights

Key takeaways for this matchup

MIN ML has a 12.0% edge — the market may be undervaluing them.

The Under has a 11.6% edge.

Pitching matchup: Bailey Ober (4.49 ERA) vs Michael Wacha (3.49 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	1	0	0	1	0
Austin MartinLF	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
Luke KeaschallCF	4	1	1	0	1	0	0
Kody Clemens2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan JeffersC	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
Josh BellDH	3	0	1	1	1	0	0
Alex JacksonDH	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Royce Lewis2B	4	1	1	1	0	0	1
Brooks Lee3B	4	0	1	2	0	0	0
Alan RodenRF	3	0	1	0	1	0	0
Victor Caratini1B	2	0	0	0	2	1	0
Tristan GraySS	3	0	0	0	1	1	0

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	PC
Bailey Ober	6.0	6	3	3	0	0	74
Kody Funderburk	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	20
Yoendrys Gómez	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	18
Andrew Morris	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	13

Kansas City Royals (KC)

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Carter JensenC	4	1	1	0	0	1
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	2	3	0	0	0
Jac Caglianone1B	4	0	1	2	0	0
Salvador PerezDH	3	0	1	1	1	0
Michael Massey2B	4	0	0	0	0	1
Isaac CollinsLF	4	0	0	0	0	1
John RaveRF	2	0	0	0	0	0
Nick LoftinRF	1	0	0	0	0	1
Josh Rojas3B	3	0	1	0	0	0
Kyle IsbelCF	3	0	0	0	0	0

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	PC
Jose Cuas	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	12
Aaron Bummer	0.1	2	3	3	1	0	20
Easton McGee	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	15
Michael Wacha	5.2	3	1	1	3	1	94
Nate Pearson	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	18
Alex Lange	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	12

Pitcher Matchup Analysis

Platoon splits, recent form, and times through the order

Bailey Ober (MIN)

2026 season

vs KC

ERA

3.75

12.0

W-L

0-0

WHIP

1.00

AVG

.222

Split	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9	AVG	IP
Overall	4.49	1.26	6.2	2.4	.252	108.1
Home	3.27	1.09	7.0	2.4	.217	63.1
Away	6.20	1.49	5.0	2.4	.299	45.0
Last 7 Days	2.89	1.54	6.9	4.0	.263	9.1
Last 30 Days	4.28	1.29	4.6	2.3	.259	27.1

Opponent Batting by Handedness

Split	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
vs LHB	.242	.295	.462	.757	236	31
vs RHB	.266	.313	.410	.723	188	43

Times Through Order

Time	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
1st Time	.195	.267	.311	.578	164	30
2nd Time	.287	.331	.581	.912	167	30
3rd Time	.297	.326	.418	.744	91	14

Michael Wacha (KC)

2026 season

vs MIN

ERA

3.97

11.1

W-L

0-1

WHIP

1.26

AVG

.250

Split	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9	AVG	IP
Overall	3.49	1.13	7.0	2.3	.233	162.2
Home	3.04	1.01	6.8	2.1	.211	77.0
Away	3.89	1.23	7.2	2.5	.252	85.2
Last 7 Days	3.75	0.83	6.8	0.8	.205	12.0
Last 30 Days	2.89	0.97	6.1	1.5	.213	37.1

Opponent Batting by Handedness

Split	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
vs LHB	.220	.281	.346	.627	350	77
vs RHB	.250	.298	.504	.802	256	49

Times Through Order

Time	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
1st Time	.236	.283	.418	.701	225	51
2nd Time	.249	.303	.493	.796	213	40
3rd Time	.209	.274	.307	.580	163	33

Last 5 Games

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Season Series

This Series (3 games)

KC wins series 2-1

Season (13 games)

KC wins series 8-5

Weather

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Recent Odds

Latest betting lines from various books

Moneyline

Book	Away	Home	Time
Fanatics	+105	-125	4:20 PM
BetUS	+109	-120	4:20 PM
BetRivers	+107	-125	4:20 PM
BetMGM	+105	-125	4:20 PM
Caesars	+110	-120	4:20 PM

Totals

Book	Total	Over	Under	Time
Fanatics	9.0	-120	+100	4:20 PM
BetUS	9.0	-120	+100	4:20 PM
BetRivers	8.5	+104	-122	4:20 PM
BetMGM	9.0	-130	+100	4:20 PM
Caesars	9.0	-120	+100	4:20 PM