Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals (78-65) host the Minnesota Twins (76-66) on Sunday, with first pitch at 2:10 p.m. ET, and the Royals going for a series sweep.
Keep scrolling to find out all the details on how to watch Kansas City square off against Minnesota live.
When is Royals vs. Twins and when does it start?
Where to watch Royals vs. Twins
The Royals and Twins will hit the field at Kauffman Stadium for this matchup on Sept. 8, and if you’d like to catch the event live, get your tickets now from Vivid Seats!
What channel is the game on?
You can catch this game live on BSN.
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Royals vs. Twins Game Preview
These squads meet again following the Royals’ 4-2 victory over the Twins yesterday. Daniel Lynch (3.0 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 4 K) registered the win for the Royals. Kyle Isbel went 1-for-3 with an RBI to lead the team on offense. Jhoan Duran (0.1 IP, 3 R, 2 H, 1 K) was credited with the loss on the mound for the Twins.
Royals Stats, Odds & Insights
The Royals have won 45 of the 71 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (63.4%).
Kansas City is 17th in baseball with 158 total home runs.
The Royals are 10th in baseball with a .417 slugging percentage.
Kansas City’s 3.90 team ERA ranks 11th across all MLB pitching staffs.
The Royals have the 17th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.260).
Twins Stats, Odds & Insights
The Twins have entered the game as underdogs 43 times this season and won 15, or 34.9%, of those games.
Minnesota has hit 170 homers this season, which ranks 10th in the majors.
The Twins rank seventh in the majors with a .422 team slugging percentage.
Minnesota has pitched to a 4.19 ERA this season, which ranks 20th in baseball.
The Twins have a combined WHIP of just 1.187 as a pitching staff, which is the third-best in baseball this season.
Royals Starter Recent Performance: Michael Wacha
Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
vs. Guardians | Sept. 2 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
at Guardians | Aug. 28 | 6.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
vs. Phillies | Aug. 23 | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
at Reds | Aug. 17 | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
vs. Cardinals | Aug. 10 | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
Twins Starter Recent Performance: Simeon Woods Richardson
Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
at Rays | Sept. 2 | 3.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
vs. Braves | Aug. 27 | 4.2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
at Padres | Aug. 21 | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
at Rangers | Aug. 16 | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
vs. Guardians | Aug. 10 | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Royals Key Players to Watch
The Royals will send Michael Wacha (11-7) to the mound to make his 26th start of the season. He is 11-7 with a 3.50 ERA and 123 strikeouts through 144 2/3 innings pitched.
His last time out was on Monday against the Cleveland Guardians, when the righty tossed five innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up five hits.
The 33-year-old has a 3.50 ERA and 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings in 25 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .249 to his opponents.
Witt leads Kansas City in home runs with 30, runs batted in with 98 and his batting average of .336 is also best on his team.
Salvador Perez has 140 hits and an OBP of .331 to go with a slugging percentage of .466 this season.
Maikel Garcia has 126 hits this season and a slash line of .239/.285/.345.
Twins Key Players to Watch
Simeon Woods Richardson (5-3) will take to the mound for the Twins and make his 25th start of the season.
The right-hander’s last start was on Monday, when he tossed 3 2/3 innings while giving up three earned runs on six hits in a matchup with the Tampa Bay Rays.
The 23-year-old has an ERA of 3.95, a 2.6 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.210 in 24 games this season.
Carlos Santana paces the Twins in home runs (20) and runs batted in (60).
Willi Castro has a club-best .248 batting average.
Jose Miranda has 28 doubles, four triples, nine home runs and 18 walks while batting .299.
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