The Kansas City Royals (65-54), who hand the ball off to Seth Lugo, visit the Minnesota Twins (66-52) with Zebby Matthews on the mound Tuesday at 7:40 p.m. ET.
The following article provides you with everything you need to know to watch the Kansas City vs Minnesota game.
When is the Royals vs. Twins game and when does it start?
Where can I watch the Royals vs Twins game?
The Royals and Twins will take the field at Target Field for this matchup on August 13. If you want to see all the action live, get your tickets now at Vivid Seats!
What channel is the game on?
You can watch this game live on BSN.
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Game preview Royals vs. Twins
Yesterday, the Twins beat the Royals 8-3. Pablo Lopez (6.0 IP, 2 R, 6 H, 5 K) scored the win for the Twins. Royce Lewis hit 2 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs to lead the offense. Brady Singer (5.0 IP, 6 R, 8 H, 9 K) was blamed for the Royals’ loss.
Royals Stats, Odds and Insights
The Royals have won 62.3% of the games in which they were the moneyline favorites this season (38-23).
Kansas City ranks 18th in baseball with 128 home runs. Their average is 1.1 per game.
With a slugging percentage of .415, the Royals rank 11th in the MLB.
Kansas City ranks eighth highest in ERA among all MLB pitching teams (3.83).
The Royals rank 16th in baseball with their WHIP (1.266).
Statistics, odds and insights on the Twins
The Twins were underdogs in 33 games this season and won 12 (36.4%) of those games.
Minnesota has hit 144 home runs this season, ranking 10th in the Major Leagues.
The Twins rank sixth in the Major Leagues with a team slugging percentage of .429.
Minnesota has an ERA of 4.13 this season, ranking 18th in baseball.
The Twins pitchers have a WHIP of 1.171 this season, the second-best in the major leagues.
Royals starter – recent performance: Seth Lugo
| Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | HE | K | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| against the Red Sox | 6 August | 5.1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| at Tigers | 1 August | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| against Cubs | July 27 | 6.1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| against the White Sox | July 21 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| at Red Sox | July 13 | 5.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | HE | K | BB |
|---|
Key Royals players to keep an eye on
The Royals send Lugo (13-6) to his 25th start of the season. He has a 13-6 record, a 2.72 ERA and 131 strikeouts in 155 2/3 innings pitched.
His last appearance was on Wednesday against the Boston Red Sox, when the right-hander threw 5 1/3 innings, allowing four earned runs and six hits.
The 34-year-old has a 2.72 ERA and 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings in 24 games this season. His opponents’ batting average is .220.
Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City in batting average (.347), home runs (23) and runs batted in (88) this season.
Vinnie Pasquantino has a batting average of .261 with an OBP of .315 and a slugging percentage of .448 this season.
Salvador Perez has 120 hits this season and a slash line of .280/.340/.473.
Key Twins players to keep an eye on
The Twins will send Matthews onto the field for his first start of the season.
This will be the 24-year-old right-hander’s first MLB start.
Carlos Santana has a batting average of .245 with 22 doubles, 15 home runs and 42 walks.
Willi Castro is the best on his team with a batting average of .259.
Jose Miranda has a batting average of .308 with 24 doubles, one triple, nine home runs and 15 walks.
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