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Trevor Larnach will lead the way for the Minnesota Twins (55-60) on Saturday, Aug. 9, when they take on Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals (57-59) at Target Field at 7:10 p.m. ET.
How to Watch Twins vs. Royals
- Game day: Saturday, August 9, 2025
- Game time: 7:10 p.m. ET
- TV channel: MNNT and FDSKC
- Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Stadium: Target Field
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Twins vs. Royals Probable Starting Pitching Matchup
Twins’ Pitcher: Bailey Ober
- 2025 Stats: 4-6 with a 5.38 ERA in 18 appearances
- The right-hander last pitched on Saturday, Aug. 2, when he gave up four earned runs and allowed six hits in five innings against the Cleveland Guardians.
- He has six quality starts in 18 chances this season.
- Bailey Ober has pitched five or more innings in four straight games and will look to extend that streak.
- He has yet to finish an appearance without an earned run allowed this season.
Royals’ Pitcher: Noah Cameron
- 2025 Stats: 5-5 with a 2.68 ERA in 15 appearances
- The left-hander’s most recent time out was on Saturday, Aug. 2 against the Toronto Blue Jays, when he went 6 1/3 innings, surrendering four earned runs while allowing six hits.
- Noah Cameron is looking to pick up his eighth quality start of the year in this matchup.
- Cameron will try to continue a six-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.8 innings per appearance).
- He has had six appearances this season that he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
Twins’ Top Players
| Name | GP | H/AB | AVG | OBP | SLG | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Larnach | 103 | 92/370 | .249 | .322 | .416 | 15 | 48 |
| Ryan Jeffers | 88 | 83/312 | .266 | .351 | .413 | 8 | 39 |
| Brooks Lee | 94 | 83/334 | .249 | .291 | .377 | 11 | 44 |
| Kody Clemens | 73 | 48/208 | .231 | .302 | .490 | 13 | 35 |
| Matt Wallner | 73 | 51/234 | .218 | .325 | .496 | 16 | 27 |
Royals’ Top Players
| Name | GP | H/AB | AVG | OBP | SLG | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Witt Jr. | 115 | 130/454 | .286 | .343 | .498 | 17 | 65 |
| Maikel Garcia | 112 | 126/424 | .297 | .355 | .467 | 11 | 50 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino | 114 | 115/441 | .261 | .324 | .435 | 19 | 69 |
| Salvador Pérez | 111 | 108/431 | .251 | .294 | .455 | 20 | 66 |
| Jonathan India | 107 | 97/407 | .238 | .325 | .344 | 6 | 35 |
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Twins Hitting Stats
- Minnesota’s 136 home runs rank 13th in Major League Baseball.
- The offense for the Twins has a slugging percentage of .402 this season, 15th in MLB.
- Minnesota has a team batting average of .242 this season, which ranks 19th among MLB teams.
- The Twins rank 20th in the league with 489 total runs scored this season.
- Minnesota has 15 home runs during the past 10 games.
- Over the past 10 outings Minnesota is averaging 8.6 hits per game and batting .251.
Royals Hitting Stats
- Kansas City has hit 102 home runs this season, the third-lowest total in MLB action.
- So far this season, the Royals’ .386 slugging percentage is 23rd in the majors.
- Kansas City is 17th in MLB with a .244 batting average.
- The offense for the Royals is No. 28 in baseball scoring 3.7 runs per game (429 total runs).
- Kansas City has 12 homers over its last 10 games.
- Over the last 10 games, Kansas City is batting .254 as a team with 8.8 hits per contest.
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