MLB MATCHUP REPORT

September 5, 2025, 7:40 | Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium

Minnesota Twins (61-78) VS Kansas City Royals (71-69)

ODDS

Bet365
5Dimes
BOL
bodog
pin
Moneyline

115
-127
111
-133
116
-126
Spread

1.5 -176
-1.5 154
1.5 -185
-1.5 160
1.5 -181
-1.5 162
Total o
u
o
u
8 o -114
8 u -106
8 o -115
8 u -105
8 o -110
8 u -102

SMART CHART

MIN
NAME
KC
4.22
OFFENSE
3.84
4.78
DEFENSE
3.89
0.00
TEAM ERA
0.00
8.00
OFFENSIVE HITS
8.17
3.06
OFFENSIVE WALKS
2.63
8.83
DEFENSIVE HITS
8.11
2.81
DEFENSIVE WALKS
2.96

RECENT FORM

TeamRecord Moneyvs LHP vs RHPFave DogO/U Diff
Minnesota 61-78 $-2461 8-20 53-58 36-38 20-35 65-68-6 -0.56
Kansas City 71-69 $-215 16-11 55-58 33-26 35-41 59-80-1 -0.05

PITCHER LAST 3 STARTS

Pablo Lopez (5-3) ERA: 2.82
Event DateOpponent ResultScore OU ResultIp Money
Jun 3, 2025 ATH W 10-3 O 5 $48
May 28, 2025 TB L 0-5 U 5 $-100
May 23, 2025 KC W 3-1 U 5.2 $52
Michael Wacha (8-11) ERA: 3.52
Event DateOpponent ResultScore OU ResultIp Money
Aug 31, 2025 DET L 0-5 U 4.2 $-100
Aug 23, 2025 DET L 2-4 U 6 $-100
Aug 18, 2025 TEX W 4-3 U 5.2 $76

BULLPEN

Minnesota's relievers have pitched 11 innings in the last 3 games.
Kansas City's relievers have pitched 11 innings in the last 3 games.

PITCHER RECENT STARTS VS OPPONENT

Minnesota Twins

DateScore WinnerIp HitsRuns Earned RunsWalks StrikeoutsDecision
May 23, 2025 3-1 MIN 5.2 7 1 1 0 5 No Decision
Apr 8, 2025 2-1 KC 4.2 3 1 0 1 6 No Decision
Aug 12, 2024 8-3 MIN 6 6 3 2 0 5 Win
Mar 28, 2024 4-1 MIN 7 4 1 1 0 7 Win
Jul 5, 2023 5-0 MIN 9 4 0 0 0 12 Win

Kansas City Royals

DateScore WinnerIp HitsRuns Earned RunsWalks StrikeoutsDecision
May 24, 2025 5-4 MIN 5 7 4 4 1 1 No Decision
Apr 10, 2025 3-2 KC 5.1 3 2 2 3 4 No Decision
Sep 8, 2024 2-0 KC 7 4 0 0 1 7 Win
May 9, 2023 6-1 SD 6 3 1 1 3 4 Win
Aug 31, 2022 6-5 BOS 6 4 2 2 1 7 Win

SUPERGRID

TitleStat RankStat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense 4.22 24 3.89 2
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense 4.10 25 3.76 4
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense 3.84 28 4.78 24
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense 3.44 30 4.57 19

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DateAway Away ScoreHome Home ScoreLine TotalO/U Away PitcherHome Pitcher Away HitsHome Hits Away WalksHome Walks Away StrikeoutsHome Strikeouts
Aug 10, 2025 KC 3 MIN 5 -110 9 U Ryan Bergert (R) Jose Urena (R) 9 7 8 2 8 12
Aug 9, 2025 KC 2 MIN 0 100 9 U Noah Cameron (L) Bailey Ober (R) 7 8 3 2 4 9
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

BETTING ODDS TRENDS

Kansas City Royals

Kansas City is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Kansas City is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Kansas City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games
Kansas City is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Kansas City is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games at home
Kansas City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games at home
Kansas City is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Minnesota
Kansas City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Kansas City's last 14 games when playing Minnesota

Minnesota Twins

Minnesota is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Minnesota is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Minnesota's last 10 games
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games on the road
Minnesota is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Kansas City
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Minnesota's last 14 games when playing Kansas City

TEAM VS DIVISION OR CONFERENCE

Minnesota Twins

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/Uvs LHP vs RHP
Overall 61-78 34-36 27-42 36-38 20-35 65-68-6 8-20 53-58
Last 10 3-7 2-5 1-2 1-4 2-3 9-1 1-3 2-4
vs Div 17-27 8-13 9-14 9-14 6-12 19-23-2 2-8 15-19
vs AL 43-54 22-27 21-27 25-26 14-25 49-43-5 5-14 38-40
vs NL 18-24 12-9 6-15 11-12 6-10 16-25-1 3-6 15-18

Kansas City Royals

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/Uvs LHP vs RHP
Overall 71-69 38-34 33-35 33-26 35-41 59-80-1 16-11 55-58
Last 10 5-5 2-4 3-1 3-4 2-1 3-7 1-2 4-3
vs Div 23-22 15-8 8-14 18-9 5-11 16-28-1 4-1 19-21
vs AL 46-49 24-24 22-25 22-19 22-28 36-58-1 8-10 38-39
vs NL 25-20 14-10 11-10 11-7 13-13 23-22 8-1 17-19

TEAM LAST 5 GAMES

Minnesota Twins

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineTotal StarterIp Opposing Starterlocation
Sep 4, 2025 CHW 8-11 L -150 8.50 Taj Bradley 5 Fraser Ellard H
Sep 3, 2025 CHW 3-4 L -175 8.50 Zebby Matthews 6 Yoendrys Gomez H
Sep 2, 2025 CHW 3-12 L -145 9 Simeon Woods Richardson 5 Davis Martin H
Sep 1, 2025 CHW 5-6 L -190 9.50 Bailey Ober 5 Fraser Ellard H
Aug 31, 2025 SD 7-2 W -125 8.50 Joe Ryan 7 David Morgan H

Kansas City Royals

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineTotal StarterIp Opposing Starterlocation
Sep 4, 2025 LAA 4-3 W -155 9 Noah Cameron 5 Kyle Hendricks H
Sep 3, 2025 LAA 3-4 L -180 9 Ryan Bergert 5 Caden Dana H
Sep 2, 2025 LAA 1-5 L -170 9 Michael Lorenzen 6 Mitch Farris H
Aug 31, 2025 DET 0-5 L 145 7 Michael Wacha 4.2 Tarik Skubal H
Aug 30, 2025 DET 3-1 W 100 9 Stephen Kolek 6 Jack Flaherty H