MLB MATCHUP REPORT

August 9, 2025, 7:10 | Target Field

Kansas City Royals (57-59) VS Minnesota Twins (54-60)

ODDS

Bet365
5Dimes
BOL
bodog
pin
Moneyline -120
100

-113
103
-119
-101
-112
103
Spread -1.5 140
1.5 -165

-1.5 140
1.5 -160
-1.5 140
1.5 -165
-1.5 145
1.5 -161
Total 9 o -105
9 u -115
o
u
9 o -104
9 u -116
9 o 100
9 u -120
9 o 101
9 u -114

SMART CHART

KC
NAME
MIN
3.68
OFFENSE
4.20
3.83
DEFENSE
4.43
0.00
TEAM ERA
0.00
8.21
OFFENSIVE HITS
8.08
2.42
OFFENSIVE WALKS
2.94
7.98
DEFENSIVE HITS
8.58
3.02
DEFENSIVE WALKS
2.57

RECENT FORM

TeamRecord Moneyvs LHP vs RHPFave DogO/U Diff
Kansas City 57-59 $-305 13-9 44-50 22-20 32-38 50-65-1 -0.16
Minnesota 54-60 $-1414 7-13 47-47 34-30 16-26 50-59-5 -0.22

PITCHER LAST 3 STARTS

Noah Cameron (6-5) ERA: 2.52
Event DateOpponent ResultScore OU ResultIp Money
Aug 2, 2025 TOR L 2-4 U 6.1 $-100
Jul 27, 2025 CLE W 4-1 U 5 $74
Jul 21, 2025 CHC W 12-4 O 6 $125
Bailey Ober (4-7) ERA: 5.22
Event DateOpponent ResultScore OU ResultIp Money
Aug 2, 2025 CLE L 4-5 O 5 $-100
Jun 28, 2025 DET L 5-10 O 5.2 $-100
Jun 23, 2025 SEA L 2-11 O 7 $-100

BULLPEN

Kansas City's relievers have pitched 9.1 innings in the last 3 games.
Minnesota's relievers have pitched 14.1 innings in the last 3 games.

PITCHER RECENT STARTS VS OPPONENT

Kansas City Royals

DateScore WinnerIp HitsRuns Earned RunsWalks StrikeoutsDecision
May 23, 2025 3-1 MIN 6.2 4 1 1 1 8 No Decision

Minnesota Twins

DateScore WinnerIp HitsRuns Earned RunsWalks StrikeoutsDecision
May 25, 2025 2-1 KC 6.2 7 1 1 1 3 No Decision
Apr 10, 2025 3-2 KC 6 5 1 1 1 4 No Decision
Sep 7, 2024 4-2 KC 7 1 0 0 0 7 No Decision
May 29, 2024 6-1 KC 5 9 6 6 0 4 Loss
Mar 31, 2024 11-0 KC 1.1 9 9 8 1 1 Loss

SUPERGRID

TitleStat RankStat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense 3.70 29 4.46 20
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense 4.17 23 4.74 23
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense 4.19 21 3.82 3
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense 4.32 18 3.86 3

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DateAway Away ScoreHome Home ScoreLine TotalO/U Away PitcherHome Pitcher Away HitsHome Hits Away WalksHome Walks Away StrikeoutsHome Strikeouts
Aug 8, 2025 KC 4 MIN 9 -140 8.5 O Seth Lugo (R) Joe Ryan (R) 9 14 2 3 8 3
May 25, 2025 KC 2 MIN 1 -120 7.5 U Kris Bubic (L) Bailey Ober (R) 9 3 1 3 6 12
May 24, 2025 KC 4 MIN 5 -125 7.5 O Michael Wacha (R) Zebby Matthews (R) 11 9 4 3 18 3
May 23, 2025 KC 1 MIN 3 -190 7.5 U Noah Cameron (L) Pablo Lopez (R) 8 6 1 1 6 11
Apr 10, 2025 MIN 2 KC 3 -118 8.5 U Bailey Ober (R) Michael Wacha (R) 5 7 5 2 8 6
Apr 9, 2025 MIN 4 KC 0 -110 7.5 U Joe Ryan (R) Seth Lugo (R) 7 3 3 1 10 4
Apr 8, 2025 MIN 1 KC 2 -125 7.5 U Pablo Lopez (R) Cole Ragans (L) 7 3 0 3 12 8
Apr 7, 2025 MIN 2 KC 4 -115 8 U Simeon Woods Richardson (R) Michael Lorenzen (R) 7 9 2 4 5 8
Sep 8, 2024 MIN 0 KC 2 -120 8.5 U Simeon Woods Richardson (R) Michael Wacha (R) 5 6 1 3 9 5
Sep 7, 2024 MIN 2 KC 4 119 8 U Bailey Ober (R) Alec Marsh (R) 5 6 0 0 10 8

BETTING ODDS TRENDS

Minnesota Twins

Minnesota is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Minnesota is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Kansas City
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Kansas City
Minnesota is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Minnesota's last 12 games when playing Kansas City
Minnesota is 17-8 ATS in its last 25 games when playing at home against Kansas City
Minnesota is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Kansas City
Minnesota is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games at home

Kansas City Royals

Kansas City is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Kansas City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games
Kansas City is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Kansas City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games on the road
Kansas City is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota
Kansas City is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing Minnesota
Kansas City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Kansas City's last 12 games when playing Minnesota
Kansas City is 8-17 ATS in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Kansas City is 4-21 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Minnesota

TEAM VS DIVISION OR CONFERENCE

Kansas City Royals

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/Uvs LHP vs RHP
Overall 57-59 28-28 29-31 22-20 32-38 50-65-1 13-9 44-50
Last 10 5-5 2-1 3-4 2-0 3-5 8-2 1-1 4-4
vs Div 15-16 11-6 4-10 12-7 3-8 12-18-1 3-0 12-16
vs AL 34-40 16-19 18-21 13-14 19-25 30-43-1 6-8 28-32
vs NL 23-19 12-9 11-10 9-6 13-13 20-22 7-1 16-18

Minnesota Twins

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/Uvs LHP vs RHP
Overall 54-60 30-24 24-36 34-30 16-26 50-59-5 7-13 47-47
Last 10 5-5 2-2 3-3 1-1 3-4 8-1-1 1-0 4-5
vs Div 14-17 6-5 8-12 8-8 5-9 13-17-1 2-4 12-13
vs AL 38-37 20-16 18-21 24-18 11-17 37-34-4 5-7 33-30
vs NL 16-23 10-8 6-15 10-12 5-9 13-25-1 2-6 14-17

TEAM LAST 5 GAMES

Kansas City Royals

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineTotal StarterIp Opposing Starterlocation
Aug 8, 2025 MIN 4-9 L 120 8.50 Seth Lugo 4 Joe Ryan A
Aug 6, 2025 BOS 7-3 W 120 8.50 Michael Wacha 6 Dustin May A
Aug 5, 2025 BOS 2-6 L 200 7.50 Ryan Bergert 5.2 Garrett Crochet A
Aug 4, 2025 BOS 5-8 L 134 9.50 Bailey Falter 4 Brayan Bello A
Aug 3, 2025 TOR 7-4 W 125 8 Seth Lugo 4.2 Chris Bassitt A

Minnesota Twins

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineTotal StarterIp Opposing Starterlocation
Aug 8, 2025 KC 9-4 W -140 8.50 Joe Ryan 5 Seth Lugo H
Aug 6, 2025 DET 9-4 W 165 8.50 Pierson Ohl 2.2 Jack Flaherty A
Aug 5, 2025 DET 6-3 W 120 8 Zebby Matthews 5 Chris Paddack A
Aug 4, 2025 DET 3-6 L 160 8.50 Travis Adams 5 Casey Mize A
Aug 3, 2025 CLE 5-4 W 140 8.50 Jose Urena 4 Joey Cantillo A