The Kansas City Royals (76-65), with Cole Ragans on the mound, host the Minnesota Twins (76-64) who will start Zebby Matthews, at 8:10 p.m. ET on Friday.
If you’re planning on watching this game, keep reading for TV and streaming options for the Kansas City-Minnesota matchup.
When is Royals vs. Twins and when does it start?
Where to watch Royals vs. Twins
The Royals and Twins will hit the diamond at Kauffman Stadium for this matchup on Sept. 6, and if you want to see the matchup live, get your tickets now from Vivid Seats!
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Royals Stats, Odds & Insights
The Royals are 44-26 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 62.9% of those games).
Kansas City is 16th in baseball with 157 total home runs.
The Royals rank ninth in MLB, slugging .418.
Kansas City has the 12th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.94).
The Royals average MLB’s 18th-ranked WHIP (1.270).
Twins Stats, Odds & Insights
The Twins have been underdogs in 42 games this season and won 15 (35.7%) of those contests.
Minnesota has hit 170 homers this season, which ranks ninth in the majors.
Fueled by 463 extra-base hits, the Twins rank sixth in MLB with a .425 slugging percentage this season.
Minnesota has the 19th-ranked ERA (4.18) in the majors this season.
Twins pitchers have a 1.188 WHIP this season, second-best in the majors.
Royals Starter Recent Performance: Cole Ragans
Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
at Astros | Aug. 31 | 5.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
at Guardians | Aug. 26 | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
vs. Angels | Aug. 20 | 5.0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
at Twins | Aug. 14 | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
vs. Red Sox | Aug. 7 | 6.1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
Twins Starter Recent Performance: Zebby Matthews
Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
vs. Blue Jays | Aug. 31 | 2.0 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
vs. Cardinals | Aug. 25 | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
at Padres | Aug. 19 | 5.0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
vs. Royals | Aug. 13 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Royals Key Players to Watch
The Royals will send Ragans (10-9) out to make his 29th start of the season. He is 10-9 with a 3.46 ERA and 197 strikeouts in 161 1/3 innings pitched.
His last time out came on Saturday against the Houston Astros, when the left-hander tossed five innings, surrendering five earned runs while giving up four hits.
In 28 games this season, the 26-year-old has put up a 3.46 ERA and 11 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .219 to opposing batters.
Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City in batting average (.339), home runs (30) and runs batted in (97) this season.
Salvador Perez has 140 hits and an OBP of .334 to go with a slugging percentage of .473 this season.
Maikel Garcia has 125 hits this season and a slash line of .239/.285/.345.
Twins Key Players to Watch
Matthews (1-2) will take to the mound for the Twins and make his fifth start of the season.
The right-hander’s last appearance was on Saturday, when he threw two innings against the Toronto Blue Jays, giving up nine earned runs while allowing 10 hits.
The 24-year-old has pitched in four games this season with an ERA of 7.41 and 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings, with an opponent batting average of .307.
Carlos Santana has a team-high 20 home runs and 60 runs batted in.
Willi Castro is hitting .248 to pace his team.
Ryan Jeffers has launched a team-best 20 home runs.
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