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Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins Final — July 29, 2026

Wednesday, July 29 · 7:41 PM ET
Last 10 games
+5-17+1+1+1-1-1+1+1-1
Game by game
-4-9-9-3+4+2-2+2+3+1
6-4
Last 10
5-5
-10
Net
-15
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
1 day
Days of rest
1 day
414 mi667 km
Travel to the game
Home
About these numbers

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

The pre-game matchup

The Royals visited the Twins on Wednesday, July 29 at 7:41 PM ET.

The total closed at 9, up from 8.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Royals +170, Twins -202) prices the Royals at 36% and the Twins at 64%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Kansas City Royals 4, Minnesota Twins 0

Kansas City Royals won by 4.

  • Against the closing spread (Minnesota Twins -1.5): Kansas City Royals covered.
  • Combined score 4 vs the closing total of 9: Under.
  • Kansas City Royals closed at +170 on the moneyline (a 36% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenTwins -1.5 (+118)
Royals +1.5 (-141)
CloseTwins -1.5 (-100)
Royals +1.5 (-119)
Totalup 0.5
Open8.5 (o -110 / u -110)
Close9 (o -105 / u -115)
Moneyline
OpenRoyals +150 38%
Twins -181 62%
CloseRoyals +170 36%
Twins -202 64%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 47 times since 2023: the Royals won 22 and the Twins 25.

DateScoreLineTotal
Jul 28, 2026Royals 2, Twins 3
Twins won


Jun 7, 2026Royals 6, Twins 5
Royals won


Jun 6, 2026Royals 3, Twins 2
Royals won


Jun 5, 2026Royals 3, Twins 5
Twins won


Jun 4, 2026Royals 8, Twins 6
Royals won


Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Kansas City Royals

Minnesota Twins

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